Punjab Minister for Bait-ul-Maal, Chaudhry Muhammad Ijaz Shafi has said that poverty alleviation is the top most priority of the government, which wants to rehabilitate the poor people on permanent basis.

Addressing the cheques distribution ceremony among the needy people at Data Darbar Complex here on Wednesday, he said the budget of Bait-ul-Maal department had been enhanced by three times whereas the grants to the needy people and educational stipend had also been doubled.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2005