ECC approves amount spent on Ramazan Atta Scheme

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, today.

Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmmod, Coordinator to the PM on Economy Mr. Bilal Azhar Kayani, Federal Secretaries and other senior officers attended the meeting.

The ECC considered a summary of Ministry of Industries and Production on provision of free Atta under Prime Minister’s gift Atta initiative during Ramzan and approved an amount of Rs. 985.43 million spent by the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) under the Prime Minister’s free Atta scheme during Ramzan in last financial year 2022-23. The scheme was launched on 18th March, 2023 and continued till 16th April, 2023.