Member Provincial Assembly Sadia Sohail Rana said that art and artists are the identity of our land.

She stated this while presided over a meeting of the Artist Support Fund to review measures taken for welfare of the artists community at Lahore Arts Council.

Important decisions were made regarding welfare of the artist community during the meeting.

Member Provincial Assembly Sadia Sohail Rana said that the Artist Support Fund is for deserving artistes who spend their whole life to serve art and culture.

On this occasion, LAC Executive Director Saman Rai said that the Artist Support Fund Committee is playing an active role.

She said a mobile-phone app had been approved for registration of artistes and it would be introduced soon.

She said that all cultural institutions, including the Lahore Arts Council are using all resources to make the Artist Support Fund a success.

Representatives of the Punjab Social Protection Authority and Punjab Information Technology Board also made important suggestions.