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PM Imran Khan congratulates Sania Nishtar, Ehsaas team after World Bank acknowledgement
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SAPM on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar (L) and PM Imran Khan (R). Photo: File
Congratulations to Sania and the Ehsaas team for achieving milestone and well-deserved international recognition : PM Imran Khan.
World Bank report features Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme in list of top four global social protection interventions.
WB report says Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme ranks fourth globally in terms of the number of people covered and 3rd globally in terms of percentage of population covered amongst those that covered over 100 million people.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday congratulated his special assistant Dr Sania Nishtar and the Ehsaas team after their efforts were acknowledged in a World Bank report.
World Bank lists Ehsaas Cash Programme among top global social protection measures
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Sunday May 16, 2021
Hundreds of women line up outside a centre to receive their Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme stipends. Photo Sania Nishtar Twitter
As per World Bank data, Pakistan s Ehsaas programme ranks high in the planned versus actual coverage rates social programmes list as well.
The govt had said it provided cash stipends of Rs 12,000 to 15 million households last year.
World Bank report credits Pakistan for coming up with an innovative hybrid targeting approach to enroll new beneficiaries.
In a recent report on social protection measures taken by several countries during the pandemic, the World Bank has recognised the efforts of the Pakistan government in uplifting the poor by featuring the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme in its list of top four global social protection interventions.