PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan on Saturday announced a relief package worth Rs32 billion for the vulnerable segment of society following the prevailing situation of Coronavirus.
He also indicated for giving special incentives to the employees of different departments including health workers, rescue workers, police personnel and others who fight against the corona pandemic on the front-lines.
In a statement issued here, the chief minister has said that his government is seriously considering of giving special incentives to such employees as a gesture of encouragement and support adding that the provincial government highly values the selfless services of those employees who are striving hard to save others at the risks of their own lives.
Mehmood Khan termed those employees as real heroes in the fight against corona and remarked that the provincial government would recognize their services and all possible support would be extended to them.
“If any of the employees gets effected by corona in the line of duty and lost his life, the provincial government would support his/her family to maximum level”, Mahmood Khan maintained.
The chief minister has also expressed his gratitude for the owners of shopping plazas, markets and restaurants for their cooperation with the government for shutting down setups as precautionary steps to control coronavirus.
He also thanked the general public for maintaining maximum social distancing and minimising social contacts in the prevailing situation.
