Govt to extend financial assistance to 7mln needy women under Ehsaas Kafaalat Program: Dr. Sania Your browser does not support HTML5 video.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar has said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will extend financial assistance to around seven million unprivileged women under its flagship ‘Ehsaas Kafaalat Program.
Addressing a webinar organized by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in connection with the International Women Day, she said, “Ehsaas Kafaalat Programme has been designed for women only and it will benefit around seven million deserving women throughout the country.
She said under the program, the government will give monthly cash stipend of 2,000 rupees to each needy, identified through a household survey.
Over 7 Million People to Receive Financial Assistance Under Ehsaas Kafaalat Program
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Safety and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar, has said that 70 percent of the survey has been completed to enroll needy people for financial assistance.
While addressing a press conference on Monday, Dr. Nishtar said that over 4 million people are being taken care of under the Ehsaas Kafaalat Program currently. Dr. Nishtar further informed that the government aims to bring about seven million poor people under the social safety net.
About four million poor people including orphans, widows, special children, and women, were being provided financial assistance under Ehsaas Program and this assistance would be increased up to seven million poor people after completion of this survey in the country.