{"id":65417,"date":"2020-05-14T12:08:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T07:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=65417"},"modified":"2020-05-14T12:08:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T07:08:02","slug":"budget-2020-21-govt-to-reserve-pkr-200bn-for-ehsaas-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/budget-2020-21-govt-to-reserve-pkr-200bn-for-ehsaas-programme.html","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2020-21: Govt to reserve PKR 200bn for Ehsaas Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The government has decided to allocate funds worth PKR 200 billion for the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme and the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) under Budget 2020-21, according to news sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the publication, the said decision was made to sustain the vulnerable segments of society in evading the lingering negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the population census, the labour force survey and NADRA\u2019s data has been synchronised and made available for easier identification of deserving people and to simplify the financial distribution process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/nadra-reopens-offices-facilitate-ehsaas-emergency-cash-program-beneficiaries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NADRA reopens offices to facilitate Ehsaas Emergency Cash program beneficiaries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the BISP administrators seek to expand the initiative as the new people are identified under the ongoing survey. While remarking on the post-COVID situation in the country \u2013 with an estimated 12 to 19 million people expected to lose jobs \u2013 an official that the government will have to increase social support to accommodate the unemployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cnic-requirement-for-ehsaas-cash-programme-abolished.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Govt abolishes CNIC requirement for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme applicants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the federal cabinet also approved funds of PKR 12,000 (each) for 12 million families with an estimated budget of PKR 144 billion. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/nadra-process-biometric-identification-ehsaas-beneficiaries-24-hrs-dr-nishtar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beneficiaries of these initiatives<\/a> (selection based on the population census of 2017) are divided into three categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4.5 million Kafalat beneficiaries for one-time tranche<\/li><li>4 million beneficiaries identified by the poverty threshold<\/li><li>3.5 million beneficiaries identified in the district data<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic crises, the government has extended an outreach cash transfer programme to 12 million households \u2013 which translates to 78 million people, over 32% of the population. This is the largest support and coverage in terms of cash transfers in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The government has decided to allocate funds worth PKR 200 billion for the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme and the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) under Budget 2020-21, according to news sources. As per the publication, the said decision was made to sustain the vulnerable segments of society in evading the lingering negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the population census, the labour force survey and NADRA\u2019s data has been synchronised and made available for easier identification of deserving people and to simplify the financial distribution process. Read: NADRA reopens offices to facilitate Ehsaas Emergency Cash program beneficiaries Furthermore, the BISP administrators seek to expand the initiative as the new people are identified under the ongoing survey. While remarking on the post-COVID situation in the country \u2013 with an estimated 12 to 19 million people expected to lose jobs \u2013 an official that the government will have to increase social support to accommodate the unemployed. Read: Govt abolishes CNIC requirement for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme applicants Meanwhile, the federal cabinet also approved funds of PKR 12,000 (each) for 12 million families with an estimated budget of PKR 144 billion. 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