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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has distributed more than Rs 153.55 billion among the 12.68 million lockdown affectees under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash program across the country.
Ehsaas Emergency Cash program had launched by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide Rs12,000 as financial assistance to the deserving families during COVID-19 pandemic.
As per details of the data released by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation, Dr Sania Nishtar on Wednesday regarding the amount disbursed through the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program, more than Rs 153.55 billion has been distributed among the beneficiaries.
The statement said that Rs69.68 billion was distributed among more than 57.58 million people in Punjab and Rs7.73 billion was distributed among more than 636,000 people in Balochistan.
Besides, Rs26.23 billion was distributed among over 2.1 million beneficiaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rs45.46 billion distributed among over 3.7 million people in Sindh, Rs3.51 billion distributed among 205,000 people in Azad Kashmir and Rs2.51 billion distributed in Gilgit-Baltistan among more than 90,000 people.
Meanwhile, more than Rs800 million was distributed to more than 66,000 people in Islamabad.
اب تک پورے ملک میں احساس ایمرجنسی کیش کے ذریعے1 کروڑ 26 لاکھ 89 ہزار سے زائد محنت کش افراد میں 153 ارب 55 کروڑ روپے سے زائد امدادی رقم تقسیم کی جاچکی ہے۔#EhsaasByPMIK #EhsaasSabKa #Ehsaas #EhsaasEmergencyCash pic.twitter.com/DPm3tyurIs
— Senator Dr Sania Nishtar (@SaniaNishtar) July 15, 2020