Punjab launches Rs3bn livestock support programme ...

Summary

• LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched the second phase of its Rs3 billion Livestock Support Programme to strengthen the economic independence of rural women, particularly widows, divorced women and other deserving women in South Punjab.
• The programme aims to help rural women generate sustainable income, improve their livelihoods and support their families through livestock ownership.
• Highlighting the programme’s earlier achievements, officials said the first phase had distributed 9,255 high-quality animals among widowed and divorced women in South Punjab.

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LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched the second phase of its Rs3 billion Livestock Support Programme to strengthen the economic independence of rural women, particularly widows, divorced women and other deserving women in South Punjab.

Provincial Minister for Livestock and Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani inaugurated the transparent electronic balloting process through the Punjab Information Technology Board’s (PITB) digital dashboard. The programme aims to help rural women generate sustainable income, improve their livelihoods and support their families through livestock ownership.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Kirmani said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif remained committed to empowering women across the province, especially those facing financial difficulties in South Punjab.