Islamabad, August 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):The National Assembly was informed today that cash assistance is being provided to millions of deserving families under Ehsaas program in the most transparent manner. Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan told the House during Question Hour, that hundreds of thousands of people who were not entitled to the assistance have been removed from this social sector program.
The Advisor told the House that 3049 jobs were provided to the people belonging to Balochistan in different government departments over the last three years. He said the Balochistan and Sindh governments will be asked to identify the employees who got jobs in the federal departments on fake domiciles. He assured that the action will be taken against these employees with the cooperation of provinces.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan told the House that Pakistan Television (PTV) is gradually coming out of its losses. He said losses had been reduced from 11 billion rupees to nine billion rupees. He said the PTV is the pride of the nation and has been converted into HD. He said the PTV now longer lags behind the private channel in terms of technology. Parliamentary Secretary for Education Wajiha Akram said several initiatives are being taken in the education sector including its integration with the latest technology.
Responding to a calling attention notice, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said no television fee is charged from worship places including mosques and religious seminaries. He said if any worship place is paying the television fee, it should contact Pakistan Television (PTV) for its exclusion from electricity bills.
The Minister of State said that sufficient funds have been allocated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the solarisation of mosques. He said solarisation of mosques will also be carried out in Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The House also passed a motion expressing its gratitude to the President of Pakistan for addressing the joint sitting of the Parliament on 20th August last year. Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan laid before the house the Pakistan Civil Aviation Ordinance 2021. The House has now been prorogued.
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