Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the government will distribute the relief money from Thursday (tomorrow) among needy families.
Speaking to the media representatives in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said that a total of Rs12,000 will be distributed among 12 million families from 17,000 different points.
The prime minister maintained that the Ehsas programme was free of any political influence as the data was collected digitally.
Imran Khan went on to say that the Corona Tigers Relief Force has two main purposes: to identify people who are needy and to identify people who need to be put under quarantine. “The force volunteers will try to locate people who are unable to register through SMS for the cash disbursement programme,” he said.
PM Khan further said that the gathering of people in one place is a dangerous thing, adding that the people are not following restrictions in many areas. “Coronavirus is “very dangerous” for the elderly and sick people,” he added.
