E-Kutcheri held to address queries of Ehsaas beneficiaries

Islamabad: The first-ever Ehsaas e-Kutcheri was held on Wednesday to address the queries of Ehsaas beneficiaries. The purpose of this e-Kutcheri was to provide direct answers to the queries of the beneficiaries of the Ehsaas Program by the concerned officials of Benazir Income Support Programme and Ehsaas Program and provide guidance for possible solutions to their problems.

The time for Ehsaas e-Kutcheri was fixed on March 31 (Wednesday) from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm during which the beneficiaries were directed to call 0519246334 and ask questions. However, due to the full participation of the people, the e-Kutcheri lasted for about an hour and a half. Most of the questions asked by Ehsaas beneficiaries during the e-Kutcheri were related to the procedure of applying for the different programmes of Ehsaas, eligibility criteria, problems in biometric identification at ATMs and other payment centers, next payment of Ehsaas Kafaalat, Ehsaas survey and policies regarding deceased beneficiaries and those with special needs.

In addition to the questions asked during the Ehsaas e-Kutcheri, the responsible authorities also shared useful information to guide the beneficiaries so that they can join the program and benefit from other initiatives and schemes. During the program, the beneficiaries were briefed about the procedure of the participation in the Ehsaas Kafaalat programme in detail. It was informed that the applicants can check their eligibility for the Ehsaas Kafaalat program by sending their CNIC number to the 8171 SMS service.

They were briefed that the message regarding Kafaalat program will be received only from 8171 while any message received from any other number will be fake and can be reported to BISP Helpline 080026477.