No society can progress where elite prospers at the expense of poor: PM Imran
PM Imran formally launches the Ehsaas Kafaalat Program
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan formally launched the Ehsaas Kafaalat Program in Islamabad on Friday to financially empower a total of seven million most deserving women across the country in three phases.
Addressing the ceremony in Islamabad on Friday, he said that no society can develop where elite prospers at the expense of a sea of poor people, adding that the lower class had been ignored in the past.
The prime minister appreciated Special Assistant on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar on working hard and developing proper system to distribute money among the most deserving people of the country.
Imran Khan announced that next phase will begin in two weeks in which people will be given cows, buffaloes and hens.
He said that the government is taking steps to make Pakistan a welfare state on the pattern of state of Madina, adding that the social welfare programs of the incumbent government transform Pakistan into a country where social equality prevails.
“Loans being given under Ehsaas program will promote entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises of the country,” the premier said and added around Rs200 billion have been earmarked for Ehsaas program to help uplift the weaker segments of society.
PM Imran said: “Under Kafaalat program opening bank accounts of women will help stop theft of their money and also enable them to purchase essential items from Utility Stores Corporation outlets. Imran Khan also appreciated giving smart phones to program recipients that will open a whole new world for them and their families.”
“New programs of Ehsaas will be coming soon, under which other social welfare measures will be given to poor people. He said stenting and malnutrition are two major issues facing the poor people,” he added.
Imran Khan also appreciated the Special Assistant Dr. Sania Nishtar on working hard and developing proper system to distribute money among the most deserving people of the country. The prime minister also distributed Kafaalat cards among the deserving women.
