Langar Scheme Playing Key Role in Journey Towards Welfare State: PM Aide

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MULTAN, Sep 12 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Sania Nishtar said that Langarkhanas – an ambitious project to feed with dignity were playing key role towards journey of welfare state keeping in view values of ‘Riasat-e-Madina’ .

Speaking during her visit to General Bus Stand Langarkhana here on Saturday, she said that according to a survey 24 million people were daily wagers in the country which was two-thirds of the total population.

Langarkhanas are serving people including the elderly, passengers,students, women and other deserving people. SAPM said that shelter homes were established for the first time in the history of the country on a large scale under the vision of Prime Minister, Imran Khan.

Dr Sania said that people who pour into big cities from backward areas in search of employment, besides inquiring about the health of the patients and students, who can’t afford hotel expenses can visit langakhanas across the country, and stay and eat from there. She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched the drive of setting up langarkhanas and shelter homes at divisional headquarters for providing food and accommodation in an honourable way for needy people.

Earlier, Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue (ADCR) Tayyib Khan, briefed Dr Sania that general bus stand langarkhana was being run in-collaboration with philanthropists and passengers and deserving people could stay and eat there. He said that clean drinking water and other facilities are being offered at the langarkhana.

Later, Dr Sania visited the under-construction Ehsaas Saylani Langarkhana at General bus stand and inspected various parts of the building.

She said the langarkhana would be run under public-private partnership. The SAPM directed to launch a drive to create awareness among people about the langarkhana and install the Ehsaas digital board.

She thanked the district government for extending cooperation and providing two kanal land for the langarkhana. Dr Sania Nishtar stated that providing relief to deserving people respectfully was the responsibility of the state.

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