Ehsaas Rashan Program – under PM Imran Khan 120 billion “Welfare Package”

[Updated 23,Nov,2021]: Registration under the Ehsaas program has been made easier as per the latest updates. Ehsas has opened 8171 services for enrollment of families under ‘Ehsaas Rashan Riayat’. Senator Dr Sania Nishtar, SAPM, said that ‘’ Based on insights from our recent field visits to 24 small cities, we have opened the 8171 SMS service to facilitate the enrollment of deserving families with limited or no access to the internet.”

Updates: The deserving people can apply on link to register for Ehsaas Rashan Program

To read more about launch of Ehsaas Rashan Program Read the article below

Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced Ehsas Rashan Program on Wednesday to provide the relief to poor amid an increase in the inflation rate in Pakistan. The premier has announced Welfare Package in his televised speech on Wednesday, 3rd November 2021.

According to the Ehsas Survey, around 20 million people will be benefitted from the Ehsas Rashan Program. According to the survey, 53 % of the population will benefit nationwide, which is approximately 130 million people.

Here is all about Ehsaas Rashan Program

The Ehsaas and National Bank of Pakistan have developed a technology-led, targeted subsidy disbursal program. In his television speech, Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has announced a welfare package for the country’s poor people. Under the flagship of Ehsaas, the Ehsaas Rashan Program has been launched countrywide.

According to the Program, a subsidy of one thousand rupees per month for over 20 million families will be provided on ghee, flour, pulses and cooking oil.

Ehsaas Program has created a digital mobile point of sale system in collaboration with NBP. They will serve the deserving people through Kiryana stores and utility stress designated by NBP throughout the country.

People can register online under the program. Ehsaas will open a registration portal next week which will register deserving people. The registered people will be issued Rashan Cards, which will enable them to buy Flour, cooking oil and ghee from the nominated utility stores and Kiryana stores. The Subsidy provided on necessities is 30 %. 

The registered Kiryana stores and beneficiaries will go under the verification process to avoid any scam or fraud. The buyers who are eligible to avail of the benefits under the program will undergo two-step verification. i.e.;
 

The incumbent Government has always strived to serve the people of Pakistan with transparency. The digital platform under Ehsaas Program will help track the subsidy utilization according to every product and geography level. The process will also help deserving people and store owners to become more digitally experts. 

The budget of the Program will be shared by both the federal and provincial governments. The Federal Government and all federal units will share the resources in the ratio of 35:65.

Punjab, KPK, Gilgit Baltistan and AJK government have already agreed to become part of the program. Whereas Balochistan, Sindh and Federal will share of subsidy of 350 Rupees will be given subsidy for each deserving family.

That’s all for now about the Program! Reall.pk will keep updating the detailed method of registration and information about the Ehsaas Rashan Program. You can also read our guide on Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship program on our blog page.

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