Share:PESHAWAR - Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday launched a historic and biggest Social Protection Programme to provide maximum relief to the poor and make the country a true Islamic welfare state like Riyasat-e-Madina. Punjab will spend on Rs320 billion on health insurance programme, the premier said, adding, the facility of health insurance would be available to every citizen of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. Despite the coalition government during 2013-18 in the KP, he said 30 per cent health insurance had been provided to people. He said health insurance programme would also be launched in Punjab from first January and the entire population of the province would be covered in three months. Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government had announced a historic Ehsaas food subsidy package worth Rs120 billion that would benefit over 20 million households.

Source: The Nation December 09, 2021 23:10 UTC