Government launches "No one sleeps hungry" programme

According to the details, under the programme 2,000 poor people will be provided two meals a day.

Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the programme under which prepared food will be delivered to the poor, labourers and special people in hospitals, slums and public places in food trucks.

Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI distributing meal among the deserving earlier today.

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According to the Ministry of Social Security and Poverty Alleviation, the programme is launched in the first phase in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

All operational responsibilities of the programme will be with Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, however, the food will be provided by a private organisation, Sailani Trust. According to ministry officials, the program is an extension of the Ehsas Langar programme, which will now deliver food to the poor via trucks.

Prime Minister Imran Khan while inaugurating No one sleeps hungry programme, has announced to provide subsidy to 30 million families in June.

Addressing the inaugural function of the ‘No Hunger to Sleep’ Programme in Islamabad, the premier said that it is a great pleasure to see the shelter being provided to the deserving people and now it was necessary to provide quality food to the underprivileged.

The Prime Minister said for workers, shelter is a blessing and due to this initiative deserving people can eat with dignity, soon our trucks will provide food all over Pakistan.

Many philanthropists are contacting to participate in ‘Langar’ program, he added.

Imran Khan said that health cards are being given to the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan, through which one can get treatment up to Rs1 million from any hospital.

“In June, 30 million families will be provided subsidy. We will transfer money in the relevant persons’ accounts and also give subsidy to the farmers in June.”