Grants/Allowances

Marriage Assistance

Zakat and Ushr Department provides financial assistance to the unmarried women who or their guardians cannot afford marriage expenses. Assistance up to Rs. 20,000 is provided to the deserving who apply to the department.

Eligibility Criteria: Poor and needy women or her parents or guardian who are eligible to receive Zakat under Shariah, istehqaq to be determined by the concerned Local Zakat Committee
Target Group: Poor and needy unmarried women eligible to receive Zakat
Scope:  Selection of mustahqeen by Local Zakat Committees which operate throughout the province
Benefit Level:  Rs. 20,000 per beneficiary
Frequency of Payment:  One-time payment

Eid Grant

Eid Grant is provided by Zakat and Ushr Department to the needy and poor persons on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr who are eligible to Zakat under Shariah and who are in receipt of Guzara Allowance.

Eligibility Criteria: Adult Muslims, living below poverty level with preference to widows, disabled and handicapped
Target Group: Needy, poor, widows, orphans, disabled and handicapped
Scope:  Selection of mustahqeen by Local Zakat Committees which operate throughout the province
Benefit Level: Assistance of Rs.1000 through branchless banking to each beneficiary of Guzara Allowance
Frequency of Payment: One-time financial assistance to beneficiaries of Guzara Allowance at the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr

Sickness Benefit

PESSI Pension Fund Trust offers sickness benefit to its employees/secured workers which are payable equal to 75% of wages in case of ailment up to 120 days in routine cases and equal to 100% of wages up to 365 days for Cancer/TB patients.

Injury Benefit

PESSI Pension Fund Trust offers injury benefit to its employees i.e. 100% of wages for 180 days in a year in case of employment injury.

Maternity Benefit

100% of wages for 12 weeks are provided by PESSI Pension Fund Trust to its employees in such case.

Iddat Benefit

PESSI Pension Fund Trust offers 100% of wages to a secured woman for 130 days on the death of her husband.

Death Grant

PESSI Pension Fund Trust offers death grant which is equal to last pay drawn subject to maximum of Rs. 18,000 on the death of a secured person and Rs. 5,000 on the death of his/her family member.

Disablement Gratuity

PESSI Pension Fund Trust offers disablement gratuity for disability up to 20% of physical loss determined by the medical board.

Partial Pension

PESSI offers partial pension for disability from 21% to 66% of physical disablement loss determined by the medical board.

Total Disablement Pension

PESSI offers total disablement pension for disability exceeding 66% of physical loss determined by the medical board.

Survivors/Pension

Widow or widower during life time is given 3/5th of the rate of total disablement pension. 1/5th of the rate of total disablement pension is given by PESSI to dependent child/father/mother.

Financial Assistance

It is paid by PESSI on expiry of cash benefits according to merit of each case.

Free Hajj

PESSI sends four workers on Hajj every year selected through balloting.