More than 9,000 people are registered as poor and eligible for Zakat (alms for the poor) in Addu City this year, according to a statement by the Addu City Council.
The council revealed that the number of registered poor in the southernmost atoll was 9,101 persons out of a population of 31,000.
The Islamic Ministry earmarked MVR 4 million to be distributed as Zakat at a rate of MVR 450 per person in Addu City this year.
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