PM launches Ehsaas Labour web portal for those lost jobs due to Covid19 fallout

PM launches Ehsaas Labour web portal for those lost jobs due to Covid19 fallout.

The Prime Minister said Rs81 billion disbursed under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program to 6.8 million poor and deserving families over a period of three weeks.

PM launches Ehsaas Labour web portal

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday formally launched a web portal to financially support those eligible individuals who have been rendered jobless due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Under this initiative, the disbursements from the PM COVID-19 Relief Fund will be made to those who have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 crisis under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash.

A web portal has been set up and applications are invited from those who fall in the categories mentioned in the drop menu of the application which can be accessed on https://ehsaaslabour.nadra.gov.pk/ehsaas/.

Meanwhile, he spoke after launching a web portal to register and provide assistance to those who have lost their jobs due to lockdown.

The Prime Minister said he is personally monitoring the relief fund and its details will be shared with the public after audit.

Imran Khan said the government will contribute four rupees for each rupee donated to the relief fund. He said our aim is to reach out the maximum number of people during these testing times.

Giving details of the web portal, Imran Khan said those who have lost jobs due to lockdown can get themselves registered on the ehsaaslabour.nadra.gov.pk to get the assistance of twelve thousand rupees.

Tiger Force

He asked the volunteers and Tiger Force to help these people get them registered on the website.

PM said the registered people will be scrutinized and the cash assistance will be given to the qualifying ones.

He said the cash assistance will be given totally on merit irrespective of the political affiliations of the recipients.

The Prime Minister said eighty-one billion rupees have been disbursed under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program to 6.8 million poor and deserving families over a period of three weeks.

He said it is first time in the country’s history that such a hefty amount has been disbursed in a short span of time. He added that the program would be taken forward.

Alluding to the opening of businesses in different parts of the world including New York, the Prime Minister said we have also decided to fully open the construction industry as it will provide job opportunities especially to the labourers.

He said we have given unprecedented incentives to the construction industry.

Imran Khan said the government has also endeavoured to put minimum burden on the masses amidst coronavirus.

He said we have substantially reduced the prices of petroleum products which are currently the lowest in the sub-continent.

He said he has directed the provincial chief secretaries to ensure that the benefit of this decline in petroleum prices is also reflected in the prices of essential commodities.

The Prime Minister once again appealed to the people to demonstrate discipline and follow precautionary measures to support government’s efforts to contain the spread of the virus. He said those testing positive for the disease should quarantine themselves in their homes.

Dr. Sania Nishtar said

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr. Sania Nishtar also spoke. She said Pakistan is the first developing country, which has given immediate relief to its citizens affected by Coronavirus pandemic.

Furthermore, she explained process of registration with the web portal under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme.

She said the second phase of the programme is focused on providing relief to labour class, who have lost their jobs due to ongoing lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic.

Meanwhile, Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar said the government has taken concrete measures to provide relief to small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic

He said the government’s measures include reduction of the interest rate, unprecedented tax incentives for the construction sector and interest-free loan scheme for small businesses.

Hammad Azhar expressed the confidence that the government would pay the electricity bills for up to three months for small businesses whose consumption was between five to 70 kilowatts of electricity per month.

GTV