RAWALPINDI: (Parliament Times) Special Communications Organization (SCO), the largest telecom service provider in
Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), has started cash disbursement
through its financial service “S-Paisa” under Prime Minister’s Ehsaas Kafalat program. In
this regard, payment of relief package is being given at government’s specified areas
(Camp sites) through bio-metric verification on 73 locations in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and
87 locations in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Under this program, due to the Coronavirus Lockdown, the deserving families who are
receiving 2000/- monthly, now will receive additional 1000/- for 4 months. Keep in mind that
under Prime Minister’s Ehsaas Kafalat program, SCO is providing free of cost financial
assistance through S-Paisa in AJ&K and GB. Now deserving families can receive money
through S-Paisa on government’s designated camp sites after getting bio-metric.
SCO is already distributing payments to beneficiaries in AJ&K and GB under the
Benazir Income Support Program(Now Ehsaas Kafalat program). Through S paisa, SCO
has enabled beneficiaries to register and get their disbursements by bringing financial
services to the local corner shop and developed a cash distributing solution for the people
of far flung areas where banks and other financial institutions have no access.
By offering customers innovative digital financial solutions, SCO is aligned with its vision
of empowering societies.
