*ISLAMABAD – **Prime Minister Imran Khan approved another practical stepfor making Pakistan an Islamic welfare state *
*Prime Minister Imran Khan has formally approved ‘Ehsas Qarz-i-HasnaScheme’ [loan scheme] under the poverty alleviation programme.*
PM Imran Khan chaired a high-level session over poverty alleviation stepsbeing taken under the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government.
During the session, PM Khan said that the state has prior responsibility tocare about its deprived sector.
The premier approved the easy loan provision scheme which would beinaugurated in June.
Dr Sania Nishtar, special assistant to the prime minister on socialprotection and poverty alleviation, briefed participants of the sessionregarding the new scheme.
The premier has also allocated Rs5 billion additional funds for the schemethat would provide up to Rs80,000 loan to youth and women in order tosponsor their families and personal businesses.
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The project will be started into four provinces at the same time and itwill be assisted by 26 federal institutions.
Moreover, the federal government made the decision to change the procedureof funds’ allocation for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). PMKhan approved the establishment of Ehsas steering committee that would workunder the supervision of the premier.
PM Khan expressed his aims again to transform Pakistan as a welfare statelike Medina.
On March 27, Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced the government wouldopen saving accounts for 5.7 million women along with the provision ofmobile phones to them.
While addressing the launch ceremony of ‘Ehsas’ programme for povertyalleviation in Islamabad, PM Khan had said the government was alsoincreasing its spending by Rs 80 billion in underdeveloped areas. “Thiswill increase incrementally and in the next phase, it will be brought toRs. 120 billion rupees.”
