Islamabad, June 16, 2021 (PPI-OT):Ehsaas opens an e-portal, “Ehsaas Digital”, for accessing information and services related to all Ehsaas programmes and initiatives. Designed to empower and facilitate a common man, this e-portal is part of the “One Window Ehsaas initiative”. “The digital e-portal offers Ehsaas specific people centred information. People are not interested in technical information. They have questions about how they can benefit from Ehsaas. So, we have built the Ehsaas Digital e-portal with this in view based on the questions which we get on social media about various Ehsaas programs”, said Dr.Sania Nishtar in an official statement during the press conference.
The initiative is a one stop source of information on Ehsaas, electronically linking public with the right set of information needed to enrol and benefit from Ehsaas. It integrates Ehsaas benefits and services for 14 different target groups of our society all including the extreme poor, orphans, widows, the homeless, the disabled, the jobless, poor farmers, labourers, the sick who risk medical impoverishment, the undernourished, students from low-income backgrounds and poor women and elderly citizens.
Specifically designed instructional programme pages in Urdu allow masses to read and understand people centred information of myriad Ehsaas programmes and initiatives: Ehsaas Kafaalat, Ehsaas Survey, Ehsaas Registration Desks, Ehsaas Nashonuma, Waseela-e-Taleem Digital, Ehsaas undergraduate Scholarship, Ehsaas Interest Free Loan, Ehsaas Bachat Account, Ehsaas Amdan, Dar-ul-Ehsaas, Ehsaas Panahgah, Ehsaas Langar, Ehsaas Koi Bhooka Na Soye, One Window Ehsaas, Ehsaas Tahaffuz and several others. Anyone interested to know about Ehsaas can check instructional details of mainstream Ehsaas programmes through this online portal.
Ehsaas Digital lets people see the salient features, eligibility criteria, benefits, address listings of programme offices by region along with helpline numbers for each of the programmes and initiatives. One can access programme pages by clicking on the relevant programme button on the main page of this portal. Electronically, the Ehsaas Digital portal can be accessed at: http://ehsaasdigital.pass.gov.pk/ Part of One Window Ehsaas, the Ehsaas Digital will also strengthen transparency and communication loops with public- particularly with Ehsaas beneficiaries.
Being able to respond to queries and concerns of beneficiaries in Urdu, will enable Ehsaas to tailor its social protection and poverty alleviation response to be more efficient and people centric. Further, amid widespread rumours and misinformation by fraudsters in the name of Ehsaas, promoting an evidence-based communication is critical to fighting against corruption. This digital information and services platform will deter corruption and fraud by alerting a common man with relevant and appropriate information for Ehsaas benefits and services.
One Window Ehsaas has six main pillars: a one stop shop, the Ehsaas Centre; back office digital interface; a public facing digital information and services platform; a mobile app; cognitive API architecture – the integrated database; and the Ehsaas One Window Beneficiary Selection and Targeting Policy. On June 9, 2021, Prime Minister opened the first One Window Ehsaas Centre in Sitara Market Islamabad. In this centre, all Ehsaas services can be accessed in one place. Ehsaas will open One Window Ehsaas Centers in every district.
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