Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and World Bank (WB) have reiterated their commitment to continue working together to strengthen the marginalized segments of society and ensure relief to the poorest of the poor.
This was expressed in a meeting between Chairperson BISP and a high-level delegation of the World Bank, held here, said a news release on Thursday.
World Bank delegation was led by Ms. Kicole Klingen, South Asia Regional Director (Human Development), accompanied by Ms. Hnin Hnin Payne, Program Leader (Human Development), Amjad Zafar Khan, Senior Social Protection Specialist, Gul Najam Jamy, Senior Consultant, Sohail Saeed Abbasi, and Amna Khan, while Chairperson BISP, Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib was accompanied by DG NSER Naveed Akbar and Director IC&C Rashid Imtiaz.
On the occasion, Dr Saqib provided the World Bank delegation with a comprehensive overview of BISP’s initiatives including Kafaalat, Taleemi Wazaif, Nashonuma, National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER) and shared insights into the achievements of the programme over the past 15 years.
Discussing the challenges faced by BISP, Dr Saqib outlined his vision for new initiatives to be adopted by the program.
He emphasized the importance of ensuring transparency and reassuring needy women that no amount would be deducted from their stipend.
Dr Saqib also proposed the utilization of the services of more banks to enhance ease during payment disbursement and suggested an increase in the stipend amount.
Furthermore, Dr Saqib discussed the induction of new poverty graduation programs focusing on self-reliance of these families, technical education for children, programs for orphans and widows, and the creation of endowment funds for needy families.—APP
