The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has so far disbursed over Rs 51 billion among more than 5.7 million beneficiary women under Benazir Kafaalat. The disbursement of the fourth quarterly tranche of Benazir Kafaalat for the Financial Year-2022-23 is continued after Eid-ul-Azha holidays through banks’ retailers.
Under Benazir Kafaalat, 9 million registered beneficiary families are entitled to a quarterly installment of Rs 9,000 per household. The BISP has already released over Rs 81 billion to its partner banks, that is, Bank Alfalah and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) for disbursement among the beneficiaries through their retail distribution network.Along with Benazir Kafaalat, Benazir educational scholarships are also being given out to the children of registered families, however, 70 percent attendance in the school is mandatory to receive educational scholarships.
In case of any complaint, beneficiaries can approach the nearest BISP Tehsil Offices or call on toll-free helpline number 080026477 of Benazir Income Support Program. The BISP messages are only sent from 8171 while messages from any other number should not be trusted.
Retailer of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) escaped abroad allegedly after embezzling nine million rupees reserved for deserving women, police said.
The accused identified as Ghulab Shah got a thumb impression of the registered women by asking them to come for collecting the amount the other day. But last night, he fled abroad with his family and recovered the money with pre-planned action, police said. The women demanded that the higher authority take notice of the matter and bring the accused back to their homeland. An official from Gujrat police said it has registered FIR and initiated legal action after collecting the required evidence.
