Rs1.328b released to technical institutions, deeni madaris from Zakat
By Adnan Rafique

ISLAMABAD—The government has so far released Rs.1.328 billion from central zakat fund to the technical education institutions and students of deeni madaris under regular and special zakat programme across the country this year.
According to official sources in the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr, Rs.367.608 million were released to Punjab province under regular zakat programme as educational stipends among students in the province. A separate amount of Rs.163.382 million were released for the students of deeni madaris (religious seminaries) out of which Rs.12.177 million have been disbursed among 6,289 students. Under Special Zakat Programme, Rs.339.410 million were disbursed as educational stipends among 560 students of technical institutions in the province. The Sindh province was released Rs.75.976 million from regular zakat programme out of which Rs.2.580 million were distributed among 3,924 students as educational stipends. An additional amount of Rs.33.767 million as stipends to students of deeni madaris out of which Rs.1.850 million were disbursed 1,067 students.
The province also paid Rs.93.792 million under special zakat programmes, the sources added. The NWFP received Rs.88.570 million as education stipends from zakat fund out of which Rs.34.099 million were distributed among 4,932 students.
The province got Rs.39.364 million as stipends to students of deeni madaris from zakat out of which 14.958 million were paid to 9,275 students in the province.
An amount of Rs.81.774 million was also released under special zakat programme to the province out of which Rs.44.592 million were disbursed among 7,430 students. The Balochistan province was released Rs.16.374 million as educational stipends under regular zakat programme out of which R.0.636 million were disbursed among 419 students. As many as 265 students of deeni madaris of the province was paid Rs.0.256 million as stipends against Rs.7.277 million released to the madaris. Under special zakat programme, the province received an additional amount of Rs 8.345 million for the student of technical education institutions. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was released Rs.2.105 million as educational stipends while a separate amount of Rs.0.936 million was paid for students of deeni madaris.