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Chapter 28

ZAKAT & USHR

District Zakat Office was established in Muzaffargarh in the wake of
promulgation of Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980 by the Federal
Government, with the Chairman Zakat Committee as its head and the
Assistant Director (Social Welfare) as Secretary. The post of District Zakat
Officer (BPS-17) was created in 1988 and continues to this day. On the other
hand, the Chairman District Zakat Committee is nominated by the Provincial
Government for a period of 3 years. In addition to the District Zakat
Committee, there are 519 local zakat committees at the tehsil level as detailed
below:

Tehsil Number of Zakat Committees
Muzaffargarh 168
Kot Addu 224
Alipur 66
Jatoi 61
Total 519

As regards staff strength, there are 7 regular employees, paid out of the
Government treasury, whereas 43 audit as well as clerical staff members are
contract employees. At the moment, the post of District Zakat Officer
Muzaffargarh is lying vacant, and the District Zakat Officer Multan is holding
the additional charge.
As regards the disbursement of funds in the Financial Year 2018-19, the
details have been tabulated as follows:

Name of Head Amount Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Total No. of
Disbursed (Males) (Females) Beneficiaries
1 Guzara 59448000 1530 3424 4954
Allowance
2 Health Care 2749500 921 621 1542
3 Marriage 4400000 220 220
Assistance
4 Stipend to the 430615 3154 409 3563
Student of Deeni
Madaris
5 Educational 4368000 362 329 691
Stipend (General)
6 Education 36504000 478 536 1014
Stipend
(Technical)

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