KARACHI: Provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Tuesday that the Sindh government would start disbursing subsidies worth Rs15.6 billion to the deserving families across the province from Wednesday. ‘This amount is being given for the purchase of flour, he said. Memon said in his tweet that 7.8 million families of Sindh will benefit from this initiative of the Sindh government through BISP.

He said that deserving families would receive confirmation SMS from today (Tuesday) afternoon. He said that if anyone does not receive the message, he can confirm it by sending his national identity card number on 8171.