{"id":68544,"date":"2025-03-20T11:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=68544"},"modified":"2025-03-20T11:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:59:29","slug":"punjab-cm-maryam-announces-rs23000-financial-assistance-for-pregnant-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-cm-maryam-announces-rs23000-financial-assistance-for-pregnant-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab CM Maryam announces Rs23,000 financial assistance for pregnant women"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz<\/a> has introduced<\/span> the\u00a0“<\/span>Aghosh program’ to<\/span>\u00a0provide<\/span> economic<\/span> support<\/span> to pregnant women and mothers of children up<\/span> to<\/span> 2<\/span> years of<\/span> age<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The eligible women will receive <\/span>23,000 PKR<\/span> in financial assistance<\/span>, with phase one<\/span> launching<\/span> in 13 districts, including Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa, and Bahawalpur.<\/p>\n

Financial Breakdown<\/a><\/h2>\n

The 23<\/span>,<\/span>000<\/span> financial assistance will be distributed in three<\/span> steps<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> Initial Registration (2,000 PKR<\/span>) occurs<\/span> upon registering the<\/span> beneficiary<\/span> in<\/span> a health center or Maryam Health Clinic.<\/span> The<\/span> beneficiary<\/span> will<\/span> have<\/span> health<\/span> check<\/span>-ups after<\/span> registration in Maryam Health clinics<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> government<\/span> will<\/span> transfer<\/span> 1,500 PKR<\/span> for<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> 6 visits<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> clinic<\/span> for<\/span> check<\/span>–<\/span>ups<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

So<\/span>, the<\/span> maximum<\/span> amount<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> health<\/span> checks<\/span> is<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> 6<\/span>,000 PKR<\/span>.<\/span> When<\/span> the<\/span> mother<\/span> gives<\/span> birth<\/span> in<\/span> a registered health center,<\/span> a<\/span> gift<\/span> of<\/span> 4<\/span>,<\/span>000<\/span> PKR will be transferred<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> bank<\/span> account<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> beneficiary<\/span> must<\/span> also<\/span> take<\/span> her<\/span> baby<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> check<\/span>–<\/span>up<\/span>, which<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> occur<\/span> within 15 days after<\/span> the<\/span> birth.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> government<\/span> will<\/span> also<\/span> transfer<\/span> 2<\/span>,<\/span>000<\/span> PKR for<\/span> that<\/span> check<\/span>–<\/span>up<\/span>.<\/span> After<\/span> that<\/span>,<\/span> the<\/span> mother<\/span> and<\/span> child<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> eligible<\/span> for<\/span> registration<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> birth<\/span> certificate<\/span> (<\/span>5,000 PKR<\/span>) and vaccination<\/span> incentives<\/span> for<\/span> each<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> health<\/span> clinic<\/span> (<\/span>4,000 PKR)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each<\/span> visit<\/span> incurs<\/span> 2,000 PKR<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> vaccination<\/span> incentives<\/span> program<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Helpline & Complaint Assistance<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

A 24<\/span>–<\/span>7<\/span> toll-free helpline has also been created<\/span> to help<\/span> guide<\/span> women.\u00a0 CM Maryam Nawaz stated<\/span> that women<\/span> and child health<\/span> care<\/span> is a primary<\/span> right, and the government would<\/span> work<\/span> to fulfill<\/span> that<\/span> responsibility.<\/p>\n

In<\/span> addition<\/span> to<\/span> improving<\/span> the<\/span> health<\/span> of<\/span> mothers<\/span>,<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> improve<\/span> child health by<\/span> allowing<\/span> newborns<\/span> to start<\/span> life with<\/span> a<\/span> healthier<\/span> start<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has introduced the\u00a0“Aghosh program’ to\u00a0provide economic support to pregnant women and mothers of children up to 2 years of age. The eligible women will receive 23,000 PKR in financial assistance, with phase one launching in 13 districts, including Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa, and Bahawalpur. Financial Breakdown The 23,000 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":68546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[27245,27284,12446],"class_list":["post-68544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-aghosh-program-2025","tag-financial-assistance-for-pregnant-women","tag-punjab-cm-maryam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68544"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68547,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68544\/revisions\/68547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}