ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb a new health insurance scheme for journalists and media workers while presenting the Federal Budget for 2024-25 in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
According to the Finance Minister, 5,000 journalists and media workers will receive health insurance under the scheme, with an additional 10,000 to be covered in its second phase.
He praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for resuming the health insurance scheme upon assuming the charge of premiership for the second time.
The minister congratulated Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and his team for their contributions to the relaunch of the scheme.
During the budget speech, Aurangzeb also highlighted the government’s leading efforts to address the climate crisis, including the establishment of the Pakistan Climate Change Authority, which is intended to implement climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives.
Moreover, he added that a National Climate Finance Strategy was being prepared and would be finalized by October 2024. This strategy aims to attract global climate finance to Pakistan to support initiatives for reducing carbon emissions.
The Finance Minister further announced the establishment of a national digital climate finance monitoring dashboard to maintain data on climate finance received from global financing facilities.
