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Govt to begin transfer Rs12000 cash from this week under Ehsas programme
Irfan Ali
06 April, 2020 10:52
Govt to begin transfer Rs12000 cash from this week under Ehsas programme.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Dr. Sania Nishtar made this announcement today (Monday).
Earlier, she confirmed that they have received over 34.5 million SMS, in this regard.
Govt to begin transfer Rs12000 cash
She said the government would transfer cash assistance of 12,000 rupees to deserving families under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program from this week. She was speaking in a programme of Radio Pakistan.
Dr Sania said the federal government is providing cash assistance to support the vulnerable segments of society, affected due to lockdown in the wake of COVID-19.
She said deserving people should send an SMS to 8171 and so far over 34 million messages have been received through this service.
The SAPM She said a deserving family will get a one-time assistance of 12,000 rupees to cater daily needs for four months.
She elaborated three types of messages in response of people’s SMS like eligible, ineligible, or contact to the concerned district administration.
Those who will get a message asking to contact the district administration, are not required to go anywhere now as their particulars are being verified automatically.
She said those, who will get a message of eligibility, will be informed, in a follow up SMS, that from where and when they should collect their amount.
Moreover, she said beneficiaries of this programme will be finalized through proper scrutinizing mechanisms like data analytics, wealth profiling, average monthly bills, and travel history.
The SAPM further said that the government employees are not eligible for this scheme.
While replying to a caller, she said there will be an option for appeal if a person gets a notification that he is not eligible for the assistance.
Moreover, she said a helpline for this purpose will be established soon.
Dr. Sania Nishtar said more than one SMS can be sent from a same mobile number as data has the ability to further scrutinize profile of every individual person.
Regarding SMS response to disabled people, Dr. Sania Nishtar said all such people will have to register with the NADRA database for becoming eligible for financial assistance or package.
She made it clear if a disabled person is not registered with NADRA database then it will be hard to include him in the eligible list during the scrutiny process.
She also made it clear that every SMS sent to 8171 is responded promptly and there might be some delay due to rush on the system.
Dr Sania cited millions of people are attempting to send messages simultaneously.
She said we have sent messages of eligibility to three million people on the very first day of the SMS campaign.
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