PESHAWAR: Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, has announced the implementation of a new banking system that will streamline the disbursement of funds to eligible women.
She said the system involves engaging the services of six banks to minimize human intervention and ensure that beneficiaries receive their money efficiently. She said that the scope of the BIS program is being expanded in line with the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari.
She said BISP’s transparency has been recognized by international organizations including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank under which around 9.3 million deserving families have benefited. “Our aim is that deserving women get their money with dignity and respect without any deductions,” she said in a media interview during her visit to Mardan district.
Senator Rubina Khalid visited BISP offices in Mardan and Takht Bhai where she directly interacted with deserving women and heard their problems. She also reviewed the registration process for deserving women and directed the staff to guide senior women with dignity and respect.
She directed the women to report to the BISP offices for money only after receiving a message from 8171.
Senator Rubina Khalid also planted a sapling in the Mardan District Office premises as part of the Benazir Plantation Campaign titled “Sarsabz Pakistan, Benazir Pakistan” and prayed for the prosperity of the country.
Addressing a gathering of women gathered for registration at the BISP centre, Rubina Khalid said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto laid the foundations of this program in exile in Dubai aimed at economic empowerment of poor Pakistani women, which was introduced by President Asif Ali Zardari. in 2008.
She told the women that there is no fee to participate in the BISP survey and added that dynamic registration centers have been set up in the tehsil offices to enroll in the programme. She instructed the women to complete the basic documents for participating in the survey so that they do not face problems.
Senator Rubina Khalid said in a public meeting at Gulli Bagh on the outskirts of Mardan, “We are providing educational scholarships to the children of deserving families under the Benazir Taleemi Wazaif scheme in which more scholarships are earmarked for girls’ education”. Under Benazir Nashonuma, pregnant women and their children receive scholarships and nutritious food, he added.
She said that a unique skill program ‘Benazir Hunar Programme’ is being launched for deserving women and their family members to reduce the poverty of these families. Senator Rubina Khalid said the impression about the program is wrong, that it turns people into beggars. She added that BISP provides additional financial support to reduce the financial difficulties of poor families.
