ECC approves Ramazan relief package worth Rs5 billion

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved Ramazan Relief Package and a uniform procurement price of wheat crop 2022-23 at Rs3900/40 kilogram, ARY News reported.

According to a press statement, the summary regarding wheat procurement price was tabled by Ministry of National Food Security and Research before ECC meeting, which was presided over by Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar.

The ECC also approved hybrid model of Ramazan Relief Package (Targeted and Un-targeted) consisting of 19 items for Utility Stores Corporation, budgeted of Rs5 billion. The summary was moved by the Ministry of Industries and Production.

Ministry of Industries and Production presented a report on the logistic plan of PASSCO for in-land transportation of imported wheat 2022-23.

The ECC approved Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Board Resolution regarding waiving off all the charges of storage on the stuck-up containers/cargo landed help up at Karachi Port as a result of non-retirement of Letter of Credits and remittances of Foreign Exchange subject to condition that demurrages charges on each case beyond Rs. 5 million will be waived off after getting certification from SBP.

The ECC further directed to submit a report on magnitude and amount of cleared consignments on monthly basis.

On the occasion, the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) submitted a summary on Uniform Tariff for K-Electric at par with XWDICSOS 2nd Quarter 2021-22. The ECC approved tariff rationalization for K-electric by way of adjustments on the consumption of July 2022 to September 2022 and to recover from consumers from March 2023 to May 2023 respectively.

The ECC considered another summary of Ministry of Energy (Power Division) on uniform tariff for K-Electric at par with XWDISCOS 1st Quarter 2022-23 and allowed tariff rationalization by way of adjustments for K-electric on the consumption of Feb-23 to March-23 and to recover from consumers in March-2023 to April 2023respectively.

The ECC also considered another summary of Ministry of Energy ( Power Division ) and approved the proposal regarding enhancement of surcharge for financial year 24 to cover federal government obligations towards power producers.

Further, these surcharges for FY 24 will also be applied to K-Electric consumers to maintain uniform tariff across the country.

The cabinet committee approved several Technical Supplementary Grants/Supplementary Grants including Rs. 200 Million in favour of Ministry of Housing and Works for execution of development schemes- road from Lalmosa to Noona Wali Bhago and Malwana with link infrastructure Tehsil Kharian.

It also approved Rs. 429.436 million in favour of Ministry of Housing and Works for development schemes of district Kasur; Rs. 702.9 million in favour of Ministry of Housing and Works for execution of schemes in Punjab province under sustainable development goals achievement programme and Rs. 12 million in favour of Ministry of Interior for National progarmme for Improvement of Water courses Phase-II in ICT.

The cabinet committee also approved Rs. 20 million in favour of Ministry of Interior for National prgramme for enhancement command areas in Barani areas of ICT and Rs. 1112.04 million in favour of Ministry of Interior for project implementation letter of HQ FC( South) & HQ FC (North).