Islamabad: The Ramzan Relief Package 2024 has been initiated by the Utility Stores Corporations (USC) and commenced on Monday across all Utility stores nationwide, offering subsidies on specific commodities.
This initiative comes ahead of the fasting month expected to begin on March 12, aiming to alleviate the financial burden on lower-income groups amidst soaring inflation rates.
Annually, the government introduces a Ramzan Relief Package to alleviate the strain of increased food consumption and charitable donations during the holiest month.
Ramzan 2024: Relief Package Rates
| Items | Rates |
| Flour | Rs648 per 10 kg bag |
| Sugar | Rs109 per kg |
| Ghee | Rs365 per kg |
| Cooking Oil | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| Daal Chana | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| Daal Moong | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| Daal Maash | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| Daal Masoor | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| White Chana | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| Dates | Discount Rs50 per kg |
| Basmati Rice | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| Saila Rice | Rs365per kg |
| Tota Rice | Discount of Rs25 per kg |
| Rooh Afza/Other Sharbat | Discount of Rs15per bottle |
| Tea | Discount of Rs100 per kg |
| Packaged Milk | Discount of Rs30 per kg |
| Baisan/Chickpeas flour | Discount of Rs50 per kg |
| Masala | Discount of Rs10 per kg |
Read more: No discount on sugar, flour, ghee under Ramadan relief package
This year, special discounts will be provided to consumers registered with the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).
In a bid to assist those affected by inflation, the federal government has allocated Rs35 billion in the budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 to subsidize essential items, as part of the Prime Minister’s Relief Package implementation.
