Community organizations have built bridges, irrigation channels and other small infrastructure projects at much lower costs as they participated in the supply of labour and land parcels for these.
The first-of-its-kind initiative will come into effect in all districts in July. White Star/File
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar has approved the Ehsaas Secondary Education Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme for deserving households to send their children to schools.
The first-of-its-kind initiative, which was discussed during a meeting held at the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division on Saturday, will come into effect in all districts in July.
There are 18.7 million children in the age group of six to 16 years who remain out of school in the country and the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to further accentuate the situation.
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Scope of the Ehsaas Interest Free Loan programme is being expanded
ISLAMABAD:
The Centre has decided to pump in another Rs5 billion in the interest-free loan programme.
The scope of the Ehsaas Interest Free Loan programme is being expanded through providing an additional amount of Rs5 billion by the government, a statement said on Thursday.
This was revealed during a review meeting convened by Special Assistant to the PM on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar with the Ehsaas executing agency, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 26
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