Ehsaas is the biggest and most daring program ever launched in the history of Pakistan to uplift poverty stricken people. Ehsaas is exceptional because of the following major reasons:
It is presently leadership of 134 policies and programs. 34 agencies of the federal government and all federating units are responsible to implement Ehsaas. Ehsaas goes for social protection, livelihoods and human capital development. 23 consultations were held over a 45-day planning period; 359 professional were officially consulted. The process of implementing Ehsaas began with the Governance and Integrity Policy.
A new division has been opened to execute Ehsaas and there will be an official device of engagement with the private sector. Funding for social protection has been twofold in spite of financial limitation. Consultations on the Ehsaas Strategy will be ongoing in the month of September 2019.The process of developing the National Socio-Economic Registry 2020 has been 20 percent completed.
New data about people’s socio-economic conditions will be the foundation of all benefits from 2020, ahead. One-window Ehsaas for social protection and livelihoods will assist beneficiaries and reduce replication and abuse.
Kifalat reforms will enable financial and digital inclusion of approximately 6 million women through the “One Woman One Account” initiative. Food Rations initiative will support food consumption of about 1 million exposed households. Tahafuz will also reform the individual financial assistance system of Pakistan Baitul Mal.
20,000 merit undergraduate Ehsaas scholarships will commence for students from poor families and underdeveloped districts in September 2019.
To solve stunting in children, specialized nutrition food initiative for mothers and children up to 2 years is in the last stage of planning.
Education conditional cash transfer programme is being initiated sluggish districts of Pakistan encouraging out-of-school children to acquire education. A sum of 2.5 million children, half of which would be girls will advantage from this over the next 3 years.
500 digital hubs will be established at the Tehsil level for poor families with limited opportunities. Relevant public resources and information will be made accessible to create opportunities for poverty stricken families to graduate out of poverty.
A new policy for the differently-abled has been announced in July 2019. This will impact 2.5 percent of the country’s population. The NADRA-certified different experts will get Insaf Insurance cards and will have universal access to assistive devices.
The 1 percent quota for disabled government employees in government accommodation, 2 percent quota for the disabled in Naya Pakistan housing scheme, and 2 percent quota in employment will be severely implemented.
For the safeguard of orphan children in Pakistan, for the first time, work on the new policy for orphanages, has begun to identify standards for these facilities and to improve quality. Four new orphanages – Dar-ul-Ehsaas have been established in the past 1 year.
The Poverty Alleviation Coordination Council’s platform is being employed to develop partnerships with the private sector, and soon a social partnerships platform will be announced.
Bringing the informal workers into the social security net has been approved by the Cabinet for execution. The policy requires mandatory bank accounts as the beginning step to reconstruct and to enforce minimum wage. To develop solutions for poverty stricken the Cabinet has approved the Solutions Innovation Policy.
The first round of nine solution challenges will be launched by end of August, 2019.Ehsaas TV Program and a corresponding online portal consolidating free government resources will go live by December, 2019.
Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) is utilizing philanthropic contributions. Through this approach a Thalassemia Centre has been established. Ramadan food package has been distributed to 18,400 families, 18,000 educational kits have been provided.