ISLAMABAD-Utility Stores Corporation will facilitate Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution beneficiaries through a Sahulat Card to procure basic food times on subsidized rates.
An agreement to this effect was signed in Islamabad today (Friday) in the presence of Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqr Bokhari and Chairman USC Zulqarnain Khan.
Sahulat Card holders will procure basic food items like flour, rice, pulses, cooking oil, and sugar.
Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari says Sahulat Card is in line with the Prime Minister's vision for the state of Madinah which will benefit around 8 million people.
He was addressing a press conference along with Chairman Utility Stores Zulqarnain Ali Khan and Chairman EOBI Azhar Hameed in Islamabad today.
The SAPM said under this card, concession will be provided on five essential items which will provide relief to EOBI employees in difficult time of corona pandemic.
He said EOBI's pension has also been increased from six and half thousand to eight and half thousand rupees.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Utility Stores Zulqarnain Ali said transparency will be observed in processing of Sahulat Card for EOBI employees.