‘Ehsaas survey completed up to 78%’

By Hina Kiyani

ISLAMABAD: The work on the new Ehsaas National Socio-economic Registry survey has been accelerated all over the country to gather the data about the socioeconomic status of households for complete coverage of the program through targeting the poor and identification of potential beneficiaries.
This is the first ever computer aided survey that continues in various districts across the country to enroll deserving households in Ehsaas. The Ehsaas survey is currently 78 percent completed in the country and is progressing smoothly to accomplish by June 2021. So far, the phase-wise survey has been completed in 65 districts and is currently underway in 88 districts, said a news release.
The enumerators are undergoing technical training in seven districts (including Upper Chitral, Skardu, Ghanche, Kharmang, Hunza, Shigar, Astore) and in these districts, survey will be launched soon.
According to the inclusive social protection policy of Ehsaas, the results of survey will facilitate proper targeting of poor households across the country for the multitude of Ehsaas initiatives. To ensure transparency and integrity in data collection, the entire survey process has been made end-to-end digital.