Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Ehsaas Saving Wallets (Ehsaas Bachat Bank Account) Initiative at a ceremony in Islamabad on Monday.
It is aimed at financial and digital inclusion of women.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister termed it a very significant program saying financial inclusion of women will help in their mainstreaming and reduce the poverty.
He said through Ehsaas Bachat Bank Account, the women will be able to better utilize the cash assistance being given to them under Ehsaas Program.
The Prime Minister was confident that like other programs of Ehsaas, this will also prove to be a success.
Imran Khan pointed out that Ehsaas Cash Emergency program has been ranked amongst top four social protection interventions by the World Bank.
He said in the wake of Covid-19, cash assistance was delivered to the deserving families in the most transparent and apolitical manner. He said if timely assistance was not delivered, the situation arising out of the pandemic would have added to the woes of the poor lot.
The Prime Minister noted that no nation can become great until and unless it takes care of the poor people.
The Prime Minister once again expressed the commitment to uplift the weak segments of the society as per the principles of State of Madina.
