CM Punjab Rahmat Card: Registration Closed, Payments Stopped, Check Status
CM Punjab Rahmat Card registration is closed and payments stopped on 18 September 2026. Check your status, the amount and the 1077 help line.
Registration for the CM Punjab Rahmat Card is closed, and payments were stopped on 18 September 2026. The Punjab Zakat and Ushr Department says a second phase is "likely to start very soon" but gives no date. If you already applied, log in at rahmatcard.punjab.gov.pk to check your status, or call the help line 1077.
The Rahmat Card is a Zakat grant from the Punjab Zakat and Ushr Department for poor widows and for children who have lost both parents. It is not a federal scheme and it is not BISP. We read the department's own scheme page and loaded the portal again on 8 November 2026. The portal still showed the closed message, and the scheme page carried a new note: "Payment has been stopped on 18.9.2026 & 2nd phase of CM Punjab Rahmat Card is likely to start very soon." Everything below comes from those two pages unless we say it was reported.
What the Rahmat Card pays and who it is for
The Zakat and Ushr Department's scheme page says the grant is Rs 100,000 per widow, and Rs 100,000 for each child who has lost both parents. The portal's own information panel shows a different scale based on children. The two official pages do not match, so we show both.
| Case | Portal panel | Department scheme page |
|---|---|---|
| Widow with no children | Rs 100,000 | Rs 100,000 per widow |
| Widow with one child | Rs 125,000 | Not stated |
| Widow with two or more children | Rs 150,000 | Not stated |
| Child with both parents dead | Not shown | Rs 100,000 per child |
| How it is paid | ATM card or bank transfer, no deduction | Not stated |
News reports at launch said the money would go to a JazzCash wallet. The portal now says ATM card or bank transfer. Follow what the department tells you by SMS, and treat any other route as suspicious. A widow with no income papers can still open a bank account: SBP lets a bank accept a signed self-declaration, as our guide on when a bank asks for income proof explains.
Reports at launch on 1 May 2026 said the scheme had Rs 5 billion from the provincial Zakat Fund for 50,000 people. The department's page does not give either figure, so treat them as reported.
Who was eligible
The department's page sets these rules. You had to be:
- a poor Muslim widow, or a child who has lost both parents, who is eligible for Zakat under Shariah;
- not a habitual beggar;
- not a government servant or a pensioner;
- not Sahib-e-Nisab, which means a person who has enough wealth to pay Zakat;
- not already getting regular money from another Punjab government scheme.
The portal adds that the widow must be a permanent resident of Punjab, from a low-income household, and must show "widow" status on her NADRA card. If your CNIC still shows you as married, the system could not match you. A CNIC can be updated at a NADRA centre with the husband's death certificate.
The department says it picks people from the Punjab Socio-Economic Registry, known as PSER. PSER gives each household a poverty score, called a proxy means test. The budget is split between District Zakat Committees by population. So applying did not guarantee money. Your household score and your district's share decided it.
How to check your Rahmat Card status
The department's page links a status check at rahmatcard.punjab.gov.pk. When we opened the status link on 22 September 2026 it sent us to the login page, so you need the account you made when you applied.
- Open rahmatcard.punjab.gov.pk. Type the address yourself. Do not tap a link from WhatsApp or a search advert.
- Choose Login. Enter the CNIC number and the password you set when you registered.
- Open your application to see its current status.
- If you applied for an orphan, log in with the guardian's CNIC. The portal registered orphan cases in the legal guardian's name.
- If you applied through the mobile app and the web login does not accept your details, call 1077.
The password rule on the portal is at least 8 characters with a capital letter, a small letter, a number and a symbol. If you forgot it, use the reset option on the login screen or call the help line.
What you needed to apply
The portal listed five documents. Keep them ready, because the district team may ask for them during verification:
- Your original CNIC showing widow status.
- B-Forms for your children.
- Your husband's death certificate issued through NADRA.
- Proof of monthly income, such as a bill, a receipt or a salary slip.
- An active mobile number registered in your own name.
The mobile number matters most. The declaration on the form says the number is registered against your CNIC. If a son or a neighbour's SIM was used, messages about the payment may not reach you.
What to do if you missed registration
There is no open form on the portal today. The department says a second phase is likely soon, but it has published no date and no new rules. Do not pay anyone who says they can add you. The department says selection comes from the PSER database, so no agent can "register" you after the closing date.
Two things you can do now:
- Make sure your household is on PSER, because that is the list the department says it uses.
- Ask your District Zakat Committee about other Zakat support. The department's site also lists a Zakat Rashan Card, education stipends and a marriage grant.
If you are also on BISP, the Rahmat Card is a different programme. Free hospital treatment is a separate scheme again: see how to check your Sehat Card eligibility.
Warning about fake Rahmat Card sites
The official portal ends in punjab.gov.pk. Search results also show look-alike sites. One, cmrehmatcard.pk, returned only a bare file listing when we loaded it on 22 September 2026, with no government name, contact or privacy notice. We are not saying what it is for. We are saying it is not the department's portal.
We found no application fee anywhere on the official pages. Nobody should ask for a fee, your ATM PIN, or a code sent to your phone. Agents have been caught cutting money from BISP payments. If anyone asks for money, refuse and call 1077.
Common questions
Can I still apply for the CM Punjab Rahmat Card?
No. On 8 November 2026 the portal's registration was still switched off with a closed message. The department says a second phase is likely soon, with no date yet.
Why has my Rahmat Card payment not arrived?
The department's scheme page says payment was stopped on 18 September 2026. Check your status on the portal and call 1077 to ask whether your case is in the second phase.
How much money does the Rahmat Card give?
The department's page says Rs 100,000 per widow and Rs 100,000 per orphan child. The portal panel shows Rs 100,000, Rs 125,000 or Rs 150,000 depending on children. The department decides the final amount.
Who counts as an orphan for this scheme?
The department's page says "double parent orphans", meaning a child whose mother and father have both died. A child who has lost one parent applied through the widow's case, not as an orphan.
What is the Rahmat Card help line number?
It is 1077. The department's announcement lists it as one of the three ways to apply, with the app and the web portal.
Is the Rahmat Card the same as BISP?
No. BISP is federal. The Rahmat Card is paid by the Punjab Zakat and Ushr Department from the provincial Zakat Fund.
Can a government employee's widow get it?
The rules exclude government servants and pensioners. The page does not say whether a widow drawing a family pension counts as a pensioner. Ask on 1077 before assuming either way.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
Last checked 8 November 2026. We read the CM Punjab Rahmat Card page of the Zakat and Ushr Department, including its note that payment stopped on 18 September 2026. We loaded the Rahmat Card portal login page and read the registration-closed message in the page itself. The launch figures of Rs 5 billion and 50,000 people, and the JazzCash payment route, come from launch-day reports and were not on the department's pages.
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