Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM on Poverty Alleviation visited Lahore on Thursday to create awareness on Ehsaas Rashan Riayat registration. The visit was part of Ehsaas Rashan 30 City Tour. 25 cities have been covered, so far.
Making an appeal to enroll more and more deserving families and Kiryana shopkeepers for Ehsaas Rashan, Dr. Sania sat with local media and Parliamentarians of Punjab in Lahore.
She was also joined by Arif Usmani, President, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari, Minister for Social Welfare and Bait ul Maal Punjab, senior officials of NBP and Ehsaas.
Dr. Sania Nishtar convened a press conference on Ehsaas Rashan Riayat in Lahore at 90, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information and Special Initiatives, Hasaan Khawar; Minister for Social Welfare and Bait- ul-Maal Punjab, Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari; and President NBP, Arif Usmani were also present.
Speaking to media, Dr. Sania explained that families with monthly income less than Rs. 50,000 can register through 8171 service.
Only one member from each family whose cell phone SIM is issued on his own CNIC can register his/her family by sending CNIC number to 8171. However, Kiryana shopkeepers can merely register through the web-portal: https://ehsaasrashan.pass.gov.pk/. Followed by the press conference, Dr. Sania held a briefing with the Provincial Ministers and Parliamentarians of Punjab.
