Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Farzana Raja has said that BISP is a comprehensive social protection programme, which enjoys constitutional cover as well as the trust and confidence of the people of Pakistan.
She said that BISP is not a charity programme, but it's a comprehensive social safety net aiming to enable poor families of Pakistan to achieve financial self-sustainability, adding that the programme is approved by the parliament and it is striving hard to enable poor segments of society to live a self-sustained life through its innovative initiatives ie Waseela-e-Haq, Waseela-e-Rozgar and Waseela-e-Sehet, besides regular monthly cash grant.
To deliver income support in a more effective and transparent manner, she said, BISP has launched Benazir Smart Card and Mobile Phone Banking as well. She expressed these views in PTV programme "Top Story" on Tuesday. Farzana said that as a result of on-going poverty survey throughout Pakistan, the number of beneficiary families registered with BISP would rise up to 5 million. She said that Benazir Smart Card and Mobile Phone Banking has been introduced in four districts on experimental basis and these modern delivery mechanism would be extended to all over Pakistan gradually.
She said that health insurance would also be provided to all registered beneficiary families of BISP. Farzana said that the 4th consecutive address to join session of parliament by President Asif Ali Zardari is honour both for present democratic government as well as the parliament of Pakistan. She said that the President have fulfilled all the promises he has made during his previous addresses to parliament.-PR
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