Punjab government has provided various relaxations to the people of the province in the budget of financial year 2015-16 which include subsidy of ten billion rupees on wheat, Ramazan Package of five billion rupees, subsidy of 3.5 billion rupees on transport and allocation of 10.8 billion rupees for the provision of free medicines. Punjab government has set up Punjab Social Protection Authority for providing socio-economic protection to poor and low income people. This authority is starting its first project at a cost of two billion rupees under which scholarships will be given for the assistance of handicapped persons and their socio-economic rehabilitation.
Government will provide two billion rupees to Idara-e-Akhuwat for the provision of interest free loans under self employment scheme. Besides, health insurance will also be started with two billion rupees. Government is constructing child protection institute for safeguarding unattended and hapless children and under-construction institute at Rahim Yar Khan will be completed during the current month. Construction of institutions have been started in Bahawalpur and Sahiwal with a cost of 26 crore rupees besides Dar-ul-Amaans will be established for hapless women in Multan, Lodhran, Pakpattan, Kasur, Layyah, Hafizabad and Sheikhupura. Punjab government is paying special attention to welfare of special persons and 29 thousand special girl and boys are studying in 250 institutions of the province who are provided free residence, food, aid implements and uniform besides scholarships are also being provided to them.
