The fourth quarter installment under BISP Kifalat program for the fiscal year 2022-23 has been released as around 2.3 million families enrolled in Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) South Zone Punjab would avail of the facility. Zonal Director BISP South Zone Punjab, Sheikh Muhammad Ameen, expressed these views while talking to APP here.
He said that such families who had received messages from 8171 and didn’t receive their amount so far could contact nearby HBL konnects PoS or BISP Tehsil offices for getting assistance. He informed that nearly 1.2 million beneficiaries had obtained their quarterly aid so far across the zone which is about 50 percent of the total figure. Mr Ameen said that the funds for the BISP education scholarship program have also been released with a quarterly stipend and beneficiaries could get it.
He informed that an education stipend was being offered from primary to higher secondary level to both girls and boys on a quarterly basis. BISP Zonal Director said that Rs Rs 1500 scholarship fixed for male students and Rs 2000 for female students at the primary level.
Likewise, Rs 2000 for male students and Rs 2500 for female students at secondary. Rs 3000 for male students and Rs 3500 for female students at higher secondary school level was being offered. He said that Rs 500 extra is fixed for female students at each level to encourage them to get an education.
The cash could be withdrawn from Habib Bank’s designated retail centers. Deserving women were asked to receive their full amount and never forget to get the receipt. The beneficiaries could report to BISP toll-free helpline 080026477 or DG office helpline number 04235415143 in case of any complaint pertaining to deduction of amount, payment hurdle, or others, he concluded.—APP
