CM KP Gandapur unveils ‘Roshan Mustaqbil Card’, ‘Sahara Card’ for orphans & widows

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur has officially launched two welfare programs – Roshan Mustaqbil Card for orphans and Sahara Card for widows – aimed at helping the weaker sections of the society.

In a ceremony held at the Chief Minister House Peshawar on Monday, the chief minister distributed Roshan Mustaqbil Cards among orphans and Sahara Cards among widows.

The ceremony was attended by Provincial Minister for Social Welfare Syed Qasim Ali Shah, MPA, government officials and others.

Under the Roshan Mustaqbil Card program, orphans aged 5 to 16 will get a monthly stipend of Rs. 5,000. Initially, 9,000 children will be benefited. Similarly, the Sahara Card will provide Rs. 5,000 monthly to widows aged 45 and above, starting with 15,000 recipients.

The financial assistance will be given from the beginning of this month till the 5th of every month. In view of Eid-ul-Adha, the beneficiaries will get a double payment of Rs. 10,000 for both May and June. The recipients were selected through a transparent process, and more deserving people will be included in the program soon. Additional registration will begin in July.

Speaking at the event, CM Gandapur praised the Social Welfare Department and announced that data collection is underway to identify more disadvantaged people. He also highlighted measures like distribution of electric wheelchairs among disabled earners and students, extension of health cards for expensive treatments like implants and transplants and increase in dowry fund from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 200,000, which has already helped 4,000 girls get married.