Punjab government has decided to increase the aid package for the rains and flood affected people in the province.

This was decided in a meeting of Ministerial Disaster Management Committee held under the chairmanship of Punjab Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Raja Muhammad Basharat in Lahore on Wednesday.

During the meeting, it was decided that one million rupees will be given to the family of the deceased person and three hundred thousand rupees to be given to the severely injured.

It was decided to give fifteen thousand rupees per acre up to 12.5 acres in case of loss of crops.

Punjab government will also provide four hundred thousand rupees in case of complete destruction of a house.

Source: Radio Pakistan