The holy month of Ramadan 2024 is around the corner, expected to begin on 11 March. In light of this auspicious month, the government of Pakistan announced a 7.5 billion subsidy for the Ramzan relief package, to lower the burden of increased food purchases. The government also allocates 145 million to awareness campaigns for the Ramzan 2024 package.
The Utility Stores Corporations (USC) are responsible for delivering the food items at subsidized rates to needy people, across Pakistan.
Ramzan relief package was launched on 4th March, providing discounts on 19 basic food items, including flour, ghee, sugar, pulse gram, edible oil, rice, tea, white gram, besan, spices, milk, dates, and beverages.
The low-income families registered under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) falling into the PMT-60 category rather than PMT-40, are only eligible for the specific subsidy.
There are approximately 200 million people registered on BISP, who will benefit from the Ramzan relief package.
Here is the list of subsidized rates on specific food items in the Ramzan package, along with their prices and discount rates:
| Items | Rates |
| Flour | PKR 648 per 10 kg bag |
| Sugar | PKR 109 per kg |
| Ghee | PKR 365 per kg |
| Cooking Oil | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| Daal Chana | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| Daal Moong | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| Daal Maash | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| Daal Masoor | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| White Chana | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| Dates | Discount PKR 50 per kg |
| Basmati Rice | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| Saila Rice | PKR 365 per kg |
| Tota Rice | Discount of PKR 25 per kg |
| Rooh Afza/Other Sharbat | Discount of PKR 15 per bottle |
| Tea | Discount of PKR 100 per kg |
| Packaged Milk | Discount of PKR 30 per kg |
| Baisan/Chickpeas flour | Discount of PKR 50 per kg |
| Masala | Discount of PKR 10 per kg |
An exclusive discount of up to 15%, would be granted to over 1000 food items, on the Utility Stores Corporations’ (USC), in honor of Ramzan Pakistan.
All the USC outlets would remain open as usual, throughout the month of Ramadan, for the convenience of the general public.
If the public has any issue or problem regarding the Ramzan relief package, they can complain to the monitoring cell, formed at USC headquarters. Moreover, you can address the issue via phone call, through the helpline number “0800-05590“.
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