ISLAMABAD: A sum of Rs 7,377.678 million had been collected from across thecountry as Zakat during Financial Year 2017-18, reveals Economic Survey2018-19.
According to survey released here, the bulk of the amount had beendistributed among provinces/ federal areas during the FY 2018-19. Accordingto details, Rs. 181.476 million had been collected from Islamabad CapitalTerritory Areas (ICT), Rs. 95.902 million from Gilgit-Baltistan, Rs.239.059 million from FATA, Rs. 3935.608million from Punjab, Rs. 1626.800million from Sindh, Rs. 948.224 million from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rs 350.609million Zakat was collected from Balochistan.
Zakat funds were utilized for assistance to the needy, indigent, poor,orphans, widows, handicapped and disabled for their subsistence orrehabilitation. These poor segments of society are provided Zakat fundseither directly through respective local Zakat Committee or indirectlythrough institutions including.
educational, vocational, social institutions and hospitals, etc.
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Ministry of Religious Affairs & Inter-Faith Harmony has been assigned thetask of collection and disbursement of Zakat funds to the Provinces/FederalAreas till next NFC Award under the CCI approved formula.
