2020 Press Releases

30-December-2020

Sania lauds top performers in Ehsaas School Stipends enrollment drive

17-December-2020

Sania inaugurates digitally enabled Ehsaas survey in Sialkot; Ehsaas survey to be completed countrywide before June 2021

10-December-2020

Sir Michael Barber’s independent report says Ehsaas represents shift from politics of patronage to politics of performance

5-December-2020

Ehsaas launches web-portal for Ehsaas Kafaalat beneficiaries to report biometric failures; Sania visits several Kafaalat campsites this week to review payment operations

3-December-2020

Ehsaas Kafaalat Policy for special persons launched; 2 million households to benefit

3-December-2020

Sania urges Ehsaas Kafaalat beneficiaries to make use of ATMS for cash withdrawals

1-December-2020

Sania visits newly opened Ehsaas Kafaalat Payment Site in Tarnol; reviews construction work of Tarnol Panagah

30-November-2020

International policymakers applaud Ehsaas’ whole of the government approach at UNDP’s #NextGenGov event

27-November-2020

Ehsaas Kafaalat payments for July-December kick off. Prime Minister briefed on integrity measures taken to protect the payment system

24-November-2020

Sania Nishtar on the list of BBC 100 Women 2020

20-November-2020

Sania appeals to citizens, asks them to participate in the Ehsaas Survey

17-November-2020

Prime Minister’s COVID Relief Fund sets a precedent: transparent expenditure trail of 4.8 billion revealed

12-November-2020

Dr. Sania unveils details about nationwide roll out of massively reformed Waseela-e-Taleem, under the Ehsaas umbrella

12-November-2020

BISP Board meets for the 43rd time under the chair of SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar; approves support for multiple social protection initiatives

11-November-2020

SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar hails advent of first ever MRCP (UK) PACES exams in Pakistan

7-November-2020

Sania convenes Ehsaas Governance Observatory meeting to track the policy compliance

6-November-2020

Ehsaas to structure ‘One Window Initiative’ featuring physical and digital interfaces: Sania

5-November-2020

Sania lauds trainees of Ehsaas Women Empowerment Centre; listens to voices of the least heard segment

4-November-2020

Sania stocktakes Ehsaas initiatives in field to review the success

3-November-2020

Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division explores options for street vending legislation

3-November-2020

Turkey’s world-renowned chef and internet celebrity Burak Ozdemir visits a Panagah in Islamabad

3-November-2020

Eid Milad un Nabi celebrated at all Panagahs in the federal capital with full religious fervour; special meals served

29-October-2020

Closing Date of Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship applications extended till Nov 30

18-October-2020

Sania represents Pakistan at the World Bank’s poverty open event ‘End Poverty Day 2020: Surmounting Setbacks’

17-October-2020

Ehsaas celebrates World Poverty Day; event highlights social and environmental protection linkages

17-October-2020

Ehsaas celebrates World Poverty Day; event highlights social and environmental protection linkages

14-October-2020

Sania presents post COVID-19 Ehsaas strategy at an Asian intergovernmental event

13-October-2020

Sania addresses high-level South Asian event at World Bank-IMF Annual Meeting

13-October-2020

Sania reviews Ehsaas Registrations Desks in Charsadda

9-October-2020

Sania and CM KP Mehmood Khan agree on the roadmap to upgrade Panagah standards across KP

8-October-2020

Dr. Sania Nishtar keynotes international meeting hosted by Indonesian government

5-October-2020

Pakistan one of the top ranked countries in Asia with highest response to social protection amid COVID-19: International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth

4-October-2020

Pakistan National Nutrition Coordination Council meets tomorrow under the chair of the Prime Minister

2-October-2020

Dr. Sania reviews progress of Ehsaas Governance Observatory

30-September-2020

Deadline of Ehsaas Cash payments extended; Payments to those with biometric failure and to the families of dead to continue till Oct 30, 2020

29-September-2020

Dr. Sania Nishtar highlights Ehsaas nutrition approach at an event hosted by Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and FAO

24-September-2020

Dr. Sania Nishtar highlights Ehsaas nutrition approach at an event hosted by Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and FAO

22-September-2020

Pakistan’s COVID-19 response globally lauded at high-level CGD event

21-September-2020

Pakistan’s COVID-19 response will be featured at a high-level CGD event tomorrow

16-September-2020

Ehsaas opens portal to facilitate emergency cash beneficiaries in last 15 days

15-September-2020

Ehsaas shifts to accrual accounting system

12-September-2020

Sania Nishtar visits many Ehsaas projects in Multan and Rajanpur over the weekend

11-September-2020

Sania Nishtar visits Ehsaas Nashonuma Centre and reviews Ehsaas survey operations at Rajanpur

9-September-2020

Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship portal reopens to receive online applications for academic year 2020-21

7-September-2020

PM visits the remodelled Panagah at Tarlai Islamabad

6-September-2020

Dr. Sania reviews Ehsaas operations in Neelam Valley, visits affected households

5-September-2020

Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship portal will open on Sep 5 to receive applications for year 2020-21

27-August-2020

SAPM Sania oversees mobile wallet testing in the field to introduce cashless banking for the vulnerable

21-August-2020

Ehsaas newsletter highlights 15-month remarkable journey of social protection in Pakistan

18-August-2020

PM’s Ehsaas on the course of combatting poverty to create a welfare state- a 15 month journey

13-August-2020

Prime Minister unveils groundbreaking Ehsaas Nashonuma program

13-August-2020

Prime Minister Khan to launch Ehsaas Nashonuma tomorrow in KP

8-August-2020

Ehsaas survey kicks off in KP; Sania herself enrolls first household in Malakand

5-August-2020

Sania Nishtar joins a ministerial roundtable hosted by UN Women in Bangkok

4-August-2020

International development partners congratulate Dr. Sania for releasing the flagship report on Ehsaas Emergency Cash

30-July-2020

Ehsaas introduces ‘Know Your Status web-portal’ to facilitate applicants of Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program

27-July-2020

Newly released edition of ‘Ehsaas Newsletter’ underscores the journey of this ground-breaking program amid COVID times

21-July-2020

Cabinet appreciates first of its kind report on Ehsaas Emergency Cash authored by Dr. Sania Nishtar

16-July-2020

Ehsaas Emergency Cash program budget increased to Rs. 203 billion; Program will reach 16.9 million: Sania

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1-January-2020

Pakistan’s ground-breaking apolitical program Ehsaas delivers wide-ranging social protection response to multimillion disadvantaged families suffering from COVID-19

Dr. Sania briefs diplomats on Ehsaas Emergency Cash: Pakistan’s social protection response to COVID-19

Sania Nishtar joins President Buhari of Nigeria and Antonio Gutteres during launch of UN’s Poverty Eradication Alliance

CM KP Mehmood Khan and SAPM Sania Nishtar open Ehsaas Langar in Peshawar and visit Ehsaas payment site

Assistance through Ehsaas Rashan Portal commences, PM COVID Web-portal and the Ehsaas Langar and Panahgah App unveiled

PM will open Ehsaas initiatives to empower civil society for the COVID response

Ehsaas comes up with supplementary payment solution to serve beneficiaries with defying biometric identification

Sania outlines process for reaching out to 6 million category-4 beneficiaries under Ehsaas Emergency Cash channelled through PM-COVID19 funds

PM COVID 19 Funded-Ehsaas Emergency Cash disbursal commences to Job-loss affectees

Ehsaas serves 7.512 million families in a month, distributes Rs. 91.611 billion

Disguised in Burqa, Sania visits Ehsaas Payment sites

Dr. Sania reviews arrangements at newly opened NADRA centers in Islamabad

Prime Minister launches web-portal for COVID 19 livelihood-loss-affectees

In the interest of transparency Ehsaas launches Emergency Cash Information Portal; All emergency cash applicants to get responses within 15 days: Dr. Sania

Prime Minister opens the Ehsaas Rashan Portal

Ehsaas Emergency Cash payment commences to category-2 enrolled through 8171

Branchless banking retailers incentivised by the Cabinet; Ehsaas Emergency Cash SMS registration will continue till April 19: Dr. Sania

Dr. Sania vows stern action against fraudsters arrested

Dr. Sania spends time on a Sunday in the Ehsaas Emergency Call Centre

Ehsaas disburses Rs. 13.18 billion to 1.098 million people in 60 hours amidst COVID-19 crisis. 40 retailers arrested

Social distancing is priority as Ehsaas commences Emergency Cash Payments

Ehsaas promotes coronavirus preventive measures while running social protection operations

Ehsaas ensures people’s health and wellness in making Kafaalat payments amid Corona outbreak

PM launches Ehsaas Data4Pakistan portal to steer evidence driven decision making in social welfare solutions

PM launches Ehsaas Kafaalat in KP to uplift disadvantaged women across the province

Dr. Sania Nishtar spot checks Ehsaas Kafaalat Registration Desks at Haripur

PM grants need based Ehsaas scholarships to leaders of tomorrow

PM will give away Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarships on March 2: Dr. Sania Nishtar

Dr. Sania Nishtar sits on the grounds of QAU to discuss Ehsaas Scholarships

Ehsaas convenes big data analytics consultation with stakeholders

Dr. Nishtar inaugurates WB’s Second Human Capital Summit in Islamabad

PM will inaugurate the Ehsaas Amdan (income) programme on February 21

FAO and Ehsaas explore options to drive forward the progressive agriculture and nutrition agenda

Women Empowerment at the heart of Ehsaas: Dr. Sania delivers keynote at GLWE Roundtable

Dr. Sania makes global recommendations to reduce killer diseases

Ehsaas determined to reshaping women entrepreneurship

Government’s Bold decision to depoliticize Safety nets: Quaid’s picture to be on Ehsaas Kafaalat cards

Ehsaas Innovative digital payment system for poorest women introduced in KP

Pakistan Post Foundation helps deliver new flagship Ehsaas Kifalat

Biometric ATMs enabled Ehsaas digital payment system made operational

JICA Mission keen to collaborate with PM’s Ehsaas Programme

Ehsaas has multiple initiatives that can utilize digital technologies to target neediest population effectively: Dr. Sania

12th CSR Summit 2020- Dr. Sania Nishtar says special system to be launched in three months to ensure transparency in spending private sector donations for Ehsaas programme

SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar addresses leading business and international delegates at Memon Leadership Conference

Second Ehsaas Saylani Langar opens in Islamabad

Dr. Sania continues drawing on field visits to ensure results-driven implementation of Ehsaas

The third Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarships Project Steering Committee met in Islamabad to discuss progress and next steps

President Hails Ehsaas Inclusive Disability Policies

Ehsaas and UBL explore options to improve financial access of disadvantaged

A delegation of women MPAs from KP briefed on Ehsaas

Dr. Sania Nishtar paid unannounced visits in Islamabad to enquire about quality of Ehsaas social welfare programmes

Interest free loans worth Rs 500 Million rolled out for people of Sindh under Ehsaas Program

MPs visit Ehsaas Saylani Langar in the capital

Oxford University professor praises Ehsaas

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