KARACHI: The minimum amount of Fitrana and Roza Fidya has been fixed at Rs100 per person for the second consecutive year.

This was announced by the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman in a statement on Saturday.

According to the chairman, the head of a family is to pay at least Rs100, on behalf of each of his dependents, according to the price of wheat.

With respect to oats, the Fitrana will be Rs240, and dates and raisins will be Rs1600 and Rs1920 respectively.

Previously, the minimum amount for Sadqa-e-Fitr or Fitrana had also been set at Rs100 per head.

The chairman had said that Islam obligates its followers to pay the required amount before offering the Eid prayers, so that the needy can also make timely use of that money.