PAKISTAN: New government has launched monthly grant, health insurance cards, for seniors

MUMBAI (OUTLOOK - Press Trust of India), June 22, 2008: Pakistan Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Salman Faruqui told PTI here today that the new PPP-led coalition government is taking several measures for welfare of the poor. The `Benazir card' launched by the government entitles every poor household, widows, the disabled and senior citizens to get Rs 1,000 a month, he said. Similarly, all poor people would be given health insurance cards which entitle them for free medical treatment, Faruqui said adding that the scheme has already been implemented in the Punjab province. Faruqui is leading a high-powered delegation to India and is scheduled to meet Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his counterpart and members of Planning Commission in Delhi. © Copyright PTI