The amount distributed by the federal government under ongoing Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme, has crossed Rs100 billion among over 8.2 million families.
The programme aims to provide Rs 12,000 each to 12 million deserving families whose livelihoods are adversely affected with the outbreak of Covid-19 across the country.
According to the data issued by the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, Rs 101.622 billion were distributed till Thursday among 8,298,671 deserving beneficiaries under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme.
Rs43.2814 billion have been distributed among 3,559,788 beneficiaries in Punjab, Rs31.2426 billion among 2,585,982 beneficiaries in Sindh, Rs19.2136 billion among 1,558,532 beneficiaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rs4.6446 billion among 379,940 families in Balochistan, Rs1.6017 billion among 128,289 beneficiaries in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Rs 0.6972 billion among 54,763 beneficiaries in the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and Rs 0.3811 billion among 31,377 beneficiaries in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
Under category-I of Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme, Rs54.67 billion were distributed since April 9 among 4,433,053 beneficiaries of the Kifaalat Programme.
Under category-II, Rs36.57 billion have been distributed among 3,047,802 beneficiaries identified through Short Messaging Service (SMS). Under Category III, Rs9.81 billion have been distributed among 817,816 beneficiaries identified through the district administrations concerned.
The distribution of cash under category II and III is ongoing. The federal cabinet has earmarked Rs200 billion to financially support the deserving population affected by lockdown measures taken by the federal government to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Out of these funds, Rs144 billion are being spent to provide Rs 12,000 each to 12 million families under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme. Each family eligible for financial assistance under this programme would be provided Rs 12,000 on the basis of four-monthly assistance of Rs 3,000 per month.
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