{"id":93480,"date":"2025-12-09T18:32:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=93480"},"modified":"2025-12-09T18:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:35:23","slug":"cm-maryam-approves-rs4-billion-subsidy-for-rashan-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/cm-maryam-approves-rs4-billion-subsidy-for-rashan-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Maryam approves Rs4 Billion subsidy for Rashan Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved a subsidy of Rs 4 billion for the Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/cm-punjab-maryam-set-to-launch-monthly-rashan-card-program\/\">Rashan Card Programme<\/a>, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The Punjab Social Welfare Department collected data of 9,498 citizens for the programme. Applications of 3,339 citizens will be reviewed again, while 6,159 Rashan Cards have already been issued to deserving families.<\/p>\n<p>The Rashan Card will enable the beneficiary families to buy essential commodities on a day-to-day basis at subsidized rates. Registration and attestation of the scheme are going on. The scheme will bring immediate succour to the economically challenged families, officials said.<\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Residency:<\/strong>\u00a0Permanent resident of Punjab with a valid CNIC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Income:<\/strong>\u00a0Monthly household income under PKR 50,000 (some sources mention up to 60,000).<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Poverty Score\u00a0(PMT):<\/strong>\u00a0A score below 35 (or sometimes cited as below 32).<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQBA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">PSER Registration:<\/strong>\u00a0Must be registered in the Punjab Socio-Economic Registry (PSER).<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQBQ\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Exclusions:<\/strong>\u00a0Not a government employee, tax filer, or beneficiary of other major social programs like BISP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAMQBg\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">No Overseas Travel:<\/strong>\u00a0Family members should not have traveled abroad for non-Hajj\/Umrah trips.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"a0HPA_19,a0HPA_1a,a0HPA_1b\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"2f3041b2-40ee-444e-88b6-98d594378a47\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=a0HPA_19_C5gNJc;class=a0HPA_19_UpSNec;\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjOl9jLz7CRAxXWavUHHTGlLasQye0OegQIAxAH\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-processed=\"true\">How to Apply\/Check:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAUQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Registration:<\/strong>\u00a0Register through the PSER portal (pser.punjab.gov.pk) or at E-Khidmat Centers\/Union Councils.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAUQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Verification:<\/strong>\u00a0Biometric verification is done during the PSER survey.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAUQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Check Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0You might check via SMS to 8123 or 8171 using your CNIC, but official registration is key.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"a0HPA_1x,a0HPA_1y,a0HPA_1z\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved a subsidy of Rs 4 billion for the Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Rashan Card Programme, sources said. The Punjab Social Welfare Department collected data of 9,498 citizens for the programme. Applications of 3,339 citizens will be reviewed again, while 6,159 Rashan Cards have already been issued to deserving families. 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