Portal to Register families under Ehsaas program opens from today
The web portal to register beneficiaries under Ehsaas program will open from Monday.
This was stated by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar in an interview with APP.
She said the program will enable buyers having monthly income less than 31,000 rupees, to buy flour, pulses and cooking oil or ghee on subsidized rates from the designated Kiryana or utility stores.
She said the government will incentivize these merchants through giving them profit on subsidy amount to motivate them for serving more and more people.
Ehssas Program Registration Online
Registration for Ehsaas Rashan Program through 8171 SMS service restored: Dr Sania Nishtar
Registration for Ehsaas Rashan Program through 8171 SMS service restored: Dr Sania Nishtar
The registration of beneficiaries for Ehsaas Rashan Riayat Program through SMS service at 8171 has been restored.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar said families earning less than 50,000 rupees a month can register themselves under the programme.
Only one member of an applicant family whose cell number is issued on his personal Computerised National Identity Card can enrol his family either through 8171 SMS service or the web-portal.
For registration, the member of a family can SMS his/her CNIC number to 8171.
Kiryana shopkeepers will only be able to register through the web-portal: https://ehsaasrashan.pass.gov.