News Desk
Ehsaas Program will be further expanded to meet the basic necessities of the deserving families, the Prime Minister Imran Khan has said while assuring to fully support and provide social protection to the poor segments of the society.
According to media reports, Imran Khan has expressed these views while addressing a ceremony in connection with the second phase of Ehsaas Kafalat Program in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister has said that seven million families will benefit from the second phase of Ehsaas Kafalat program and the disbursements will be made in the most transparent manner without any favoritism or political basis.
Imran Khan further stated that the poor families will also be provided with health insurance cards under which they will be able to get medical treatment worth seven hundred and fifty thousand rupees per annum. He said that apart from the cash assistance the poor families will also be provided with assistance so that they could start their own businesses.
The students of deserving families are also being provided with scholarships including at the level of under graduates so that they could also excel in their life,” he said.
The Premier assed that another program has also been started with the cooperation of an NGO to help the poor families build their own houses. Naya Pakistan Housing program will also provide shelter to the shelter less people, he said.
