Sindh government has announced its decision to issue ‘Benazir Bhutto Mazdoor Cards’ for laborers, healthcare workers in the province.
As per details, the first phase will include disbursement of 650,000 health cards to industrial laborers, followed by the second phase which will add another five million laborers to the program.
Under the Benazir Bhutto Mazdoor Card, laborers will be provided free and subsidized healthcare services at hospitals across the province.
It is to be noted that an agreement had been signed between Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) regarding Benazir Bhutto Mazdoor Card Program in 2020 last year.
The program will also provision elimination of corruption in the labor department whilst increasing financial support to families regarding health issues and expenditures.
The cards will be issued by NADRA who will also establish a digital database, registration of laborers and their families.
