More than 65,000 applications have so far been received under Benazir Income Support Programme out of them 17,001 have been processed, Chairperson, BISP, Farzana Raja said on Monday. The preparation for the disbursement of funds for the programme is in final stage and the payments will be made to the deserving families shortly, she said talking to APP.
The Chairperson said amount of Rs 2,000 will be paid through Post Offices and delivered to the needy at their doorsteps. In order to save cost of disbursement, the deserving families will be paid after every two months, she informed. Ms Farzana Raja said amount will be transferred to the post offices according to the lists prepared by the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra).
The whole system will be very transparent as the lists being sorted out by Nadra, she said. Farzana Raja said World Bank and other international donors have also showed their willingness and interest to support BISP. Terming the programme in accordance with the commitment of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto to the downtrodden of the society, she said ambit of the program will also be extended to health and crop insurance in near future.
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