Lahore—PML-N Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the distressed flood-stricken people cannot be left at the mercy of any department and no department would be allowed to use delaying tactics in the relief measures for political motives.
“If NADRA did not improve its performance, some alternative arrangement would be considered,” Nawaz said while chairing a meeting here Wednesday in which various proposals with regard to setting up model villages in flood-hit areas and provision of financial assistance to the affectees were considered.
Nawaz said: “We had faced such natural calamity in 1992 and had distributed financial assistance in a transparent manner in the flood-affectees while NADRA did not exist at that time.”
Opposition leader Ch. Nisar Ali urged NADRA to review its performance and ensure distribution of cards by October 20. He said that NADRA is not a personal property of any one.
During the meeting, office-bearers and parliamentarians belonging to PML-N lodged complaints against NADRA regarding distribution of financial assistance in the flood-hit areas. The elected representatives of Mianwali said that the officials of NADRA do not cooperate with the people without giving any reason. Likewise the widows and heads of families are not being acknowledged and new national identity cards are not being issued in place of CNICs lost during flood.
The leadership of PML-N took serious notice of this situation and said that the lethargy and inaptness of NADRA would not be allowed to create hurdle in the way of rehabilitation of flood affectees.
Director General NADRA Punjab, Iqbal Tiwana, who also attended the meeting, said he will improve the performance of NADRA.
Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Ch. Nisar Ali Khan, Senator Pervaiz Rashid, Senior Advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Members National and Provincial Assemblies, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning & Development, Senior Member Board of Revenue and architects attended the meeting.
Quaid PML-N Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that such a system should be adopted for provision of financial assistance to the flood affectees as a result of which not only financial assistance could be provided to them on-time but they should also not face any difficulty.
He said that no stone should be left unturned for provision of all facilities to the families displaced due to flood. He said that committees headed by DCOs should be constituted to supervise the process of distribution of relief amounts in the affected districts and a programme should be chalked out at village level for distribution of these amounts and flood affectees should be informed about the plan evolved with regard to distribution of this aid.
Nawaz said that transport should also be arranged for bringing the flood-affectees at NADRA centers for getting financial assistance. He said that provincial ministers should be deputed to review the distribution of financial aid in the affected districts and these Ministers should personally supervise the process of distribution of these amounts in their respective areas. He said that it is also right of the provinces to review this fact that whether the distribution work of financial assistance is being carried out satisfactorily or otherwise as provincial governments are also giving 50 per cent share of financial assistance.
Regarding setting up of model villages in flood-hit areas, Nawaz Sharif said that such villages should be constructed for affectees with houses and all basic amenities.
Addressing the meeting, Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that initially, the process of distribution of amounts at the rate of Rs.20 thousand per family among the affectees in flood-hit areas is continuing transparently. He said that sites are being identified for setting up model villages and besides well-to-do people, public partnership will also be encouraged for this purpose
“If NADRA did not improve its performance, some alternative arrangement would be considered,” Nawaz said while chairing a meeting here Wednesday in which various proposals with regard to setting up model villages in flood-hit areas and provision of financial assistance to the affectees were considered.
Nawaz said: “We had faced such natural calamity in 1992 and had distributed financial assistance in a transparent manner in the flood-affectees while NADRA did not exist at that time.”
Opposition leader Ch. Nisar Ali urged NADRA to review its performance and ensure distribution of cards by October 20. He said that NADRA is not a personal property of any one.
During the meeting, office-bearers and parliamentarians belonging to PML-N lodged complaints against NADRA regarding distribution of financial assistance in the flood-hit areas. The elected representatives of Mianwali said that the officials of NADRA do not cooperate with the people without giving any reason. Likewise the widows and heads of families are not being acknowledged and new national identity cards are not being issued in place of CNICs lost during flood.
The leadership of PML-N took serious notice of this situation and said that the lethargy and inaptness of NADRA would not be allowed to create hurdle in the way of rehabilitation of flood affectees.
Director General NADRA Punjab, Iqbal Tiwana, who also attended the meeting, said he will improve the performance of NADRA.
Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Ch. Nisar Ali Khan, Senator Pervaiz Rashid, Senior Advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Members National and Provincial Assemblies, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning & Development, Senior Member Board of Revenue and architects attended the meeting.
Quaid PML-N Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that such a system should be adopted for provision of financial assistance to the flood affectees as a result of which not only financial assistance could be provided to them on-time but they should also not face any difficulty.
He said that no stone should be left unturned for provision of all facilities to the families displaced due to flood. He said that committees headed by DCOs should be constituted to supervise the process of distribution of relief amounts in the affected districts and a programme should be chalked out at village level for distribution of these amounts and flood affectees should be informed about the plan evolved with regard to distribution of this aid.
Nawaz said that transport should also be arranged for bringing the flood-affectees at NADRA centers for getting financial assistance. He said that provincial ministers should be deputed to review the distribution of financial aid in the affected districts and these Ministers should personally supervise the process of distribution of these amounts in their respective areas. He said that it is also right of the provinces to review this fact that whether the distribution work of financial assistance is being carried out satisfactorily or otherwise as provincial governments are also giving 50 per cent share of financial assistance.
Regarding setting up of model villages in flood-hit areas, Nawaz Sharif said that such villages should be constructed for affectees with houses and all basic amenities.
Addressing the meeting, Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that initially, the process of distribution of amounts at the rate of Rs.20 thousand per family among the affectees in flood-hit areas is continuing transparently. He said that sites are being identified for setting up model villages and besides well-to-do people, public partnership will also be encouraged for this purpose
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