Ehsas program to provide relief to masses
PESHAWAR
Advisor to Prime Minister for Finance, Shaukat Tareen Monday expressed gratitude to members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly for electing him as Senator and asserted that PTI would continue to serve masses.
Talking to media here after winning the Senate election from the provincial Assembly, he said that he would visit Peshawar every month, adding that the government was taking pragmatic measures to provide relief to the common man, especially the poor segment of society.
Referring to price-hike, he said that it was a global phenomenon as the corona pandemic affected the economy of even developed countries across the world. However, he said that the government was giving targeted subsidies to masses under Ehsas Rashan Card to provide respite from inflation.
He said that the national economy is witnessing 5 to 6 percent growth and soon the prices of commodities would reduce.
Regarding electricity and gas loadshedding, Shaukat said that more reservious of gas are being explored to provide uninterrupted gas supply to commercial and domestic consumers, adding that priority was still being given to domestic consumers.
Referring to electricity loadshedding he said that it was the result of high line losses, and the government is working on how to give relief to masses in high line losses areas.
