It said that Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin presided over the joint meeting of the Steering Committee and Advisory Board of Kamyab Pakistan Programme and took these decisions. Initially, the finance minister wanted to disburse Rs1.6 trillion or Rs45 billion a month among 30 million beneficiaries over a period of three years. “The KPP size is reduced to Rs10 billion a month for initial six months,” said Finance Secretary Yusuf Khan. The finance ministry said that a KPP Portal, called Kamyab Pakistan Information System (KPIS), will also be launched. Therefore utmost care is being taken before the launch of KPP, the finance minister said.

Source: The Express Tribune September 18, 2021 04:03 UTC