Overview
- JazzCash has begun sending digital payments to beneficiaries under the CM Rahmat Card, marking the programme’s transition from selection to disbursement.
- The Punjab Information Technology Board built the programme’s digital system, which handles applications, multi-agency verification, automated eligibility checks, computerized selection and payment tracking.
- Officials said the first tranche of payments went to selected vulnerable groups reported to include widows and orphans.
- The initiative links government databases such as NADRA and the Punjab Socio-Economic Registry and provides a citizen portal, mobile app and helpline for applicants.
- Provincial leaders say the digital workflow replaces manual steps to speed payments and improve transparency, and officials expect wider rollouts and monitoring through real-time dashboards as the next phase.