ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar has announced that the PTI-led federal government would extend financial assistance to around 7 million unprivileged women under its flagship ‘Ehsaas Kafaalat Program.
Addressing a webinar organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, she said, “Ehsaas Kafaalat Programme was designed for women only and it will benefit around seven million deserving women throughout the country.”
The Special Assistant further said that the government, under this preogramme, would give a monthly cash stipend of 2,000 rupees to each needy, identified through a household survey.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan paid a visit to Rawalpindi today where he witnessed the process of disbursement of financial assistance to the deserving families under the second phase of the Ehsaas Kafalat programme.
The federal government started cash distribution among 7 million deserving families last month under the second phase of Ehsaas Kafalat Programme (EKP).
