Latest Update (October 2026): The eligibility criteria, required documents and CNIC rules for the Ehsaas Rashaan Program.
Who Can Apply?
Know the criteria and the documents needed before you apply.
Who is Eligible and Can Apply for the Ehsaas Rashaan Program?
an Ehsaas Rashaan Program application with incomplete documents will not be considered when you are not eligible or you have not completed documents, its important to know the eligibility criteria and which documents are needed. Let’s break down step by step.
Who is eligible for Ehsaas Rashaan Program?
There are certain conditions for eligibility, below there are conditions if you match with these you are eligible.
- Citizen of Pakistan
- Active CNIC verified by NADRA
- Income less than 50,000
- Government employees of grade 17 or above cannot apply
- Retired government officers can apply if their pension is less than 50k monthly
- Non-Registered Tax Payer
- You do not own any kind of legal property
- Not taking benefit from any government welfare like BISP
These are the conditions, now you can apply if you are eligible.
Which Documents Required to Apply for the Program?
- You need a CNIC with a valid date.
- You should be married in NADRA data.
- You should have certificate of income which is less than 50k or your balance sheet should be less than 50k.
Income Criteria for the Applicant.
You can apply if your income falls in any of the below points,
- Income less than 50k
- Widows
- Divorced women
- Disabled, not able to work or income less than 50k
- Families affected by inflation
Which CNIC is valid and which is not?
Make sure your CNIC is valid, not expired, your CNIC must be verified and activated, should not be in the process of activation or in any FIR situation, and your family data is updated.
- Valid CNIC
- Not Expired CNIC
- Activated CNIC
- Family Data is updated in NADRA
- CNIC should not be used in any criminal activity.
Non-Eligible for Ehsaas Rashaan Program
These are the people who are not eligible.
- Government employee with grade 17 or above.
- Income more than 50k per month
- Regular Tax Payer
- Property Owner
- CNIC data uncompleted
- Registered in BISP and taking benefit from it.
How can you Check Eligibility?
Most of the people are facing issues in checking eligibility, sometimes they fall in eligible criteria but their applications get rejected, sometimes they are not eligible but their application gets approved.
Actually, there is no coincidence, sometimes people get rejected because of the information about their family or they have some miss document in the NADRA, but they don’t know why are they rejected.
Eligibility is not checked manually, system automatically confirms your eligibility and non-eligibility from NADRA, BISP, Utility and Property database and from Ehsaas Records.
There is a strategy to check eligibility, with that you can check eligibility.
- Go to BISP Portal
- Apply for BISP program
If they show eligibility for you, it means you are eligible for the Ehsaas Rashaan and Rashan card Program.
How Can You Check Eligibility Using Your CNIC Using Your SMS Option?
- Open SMS application
- Type your CNIC number
- Send it to 8123 8171 (8123 is better)
The reply will decide whether you are eligible or not.
If the Data Shows I am not Eligible What Should I Do?
If you are affected by the inflation and you also think that you should be given the subsidy, but the data shows that you are non-eligible, so you should update your family data in NADRA because sometimes data is not upgraded and you are not eligible according to the previous data.
- Update your family data in NADRA
- Correct your household and income information.
Check again after the new announcement for the Ehsaas Rashaan, sometimes it gets rejected because the slots are full. You may check after the new relief.
You Must Know for the Eligibility.
There are certain things you must know about eligibility.
- Eligibility can change into non-eligibility over the time
- Use official resources to apply
- Don’t share information with unofficial people.
Conclusion
The Ehsaas Rashaan Program is designed for the families affected by the inflation, if you are eligible, apply with the right process on official websites. This website is designed for the informational purpose, must read the official sites.
See also: Home Page, check via SMS, online registration and eligible but not receiving the subsidy.
Who cannot apply?
Government employees with grade 17 or above, people with income more than 50k per month, Regular Tax Payers, property owners, people whose CNIC data is uncompleted, and people registered in BISP and taking benefit from it cannot apply.
What documents are required?
You need a CNIC with a valid date, you should be married in NADRA data, and you should have a certificate of income which is less than 50k or a balance sheet less than 50k.
What if my data shows not eligible?
Update your family data in NADRA and correct your household and income information, because sometimes data is not upgraded and you are not eligible according to the previous data. Then check again after the new announcement for the Ehsaas Rashaan, since sometimes it gets rejected because the slots are full.
