ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the Ehsaas Riayat Rashan Program in Islamabad today [Monday], under which twenty million families would get a thirty percent monthly subsidy on everyday necessities.
The targeted subsidy scheme, according to specifics, aims to effectively cut the price of vital commodities such as wheat flour, cooking oil, ghee, and legumes.
Subsidies would be provided to 20 million eligible families for a total of Rs106 billion under the scheme. Under the Ehsaas Kafalat Scheme, the Kafaalat Cash Assistance Program, worth 71 billion rupees, will also be launched.