09/07/2023
Faisal Karim Kundi, Spokesperson of Pakistan People's Party and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security, has said that 15 years of Benazirancom Support Program have been completed, the number of people who have benefited from BISP has reached 90 lakh. Faisal Karim Kundi while addressing a press conference along with Media Coordinator Nazir Dhokhi said that Benazir Income Support Program has completed 15 years, this program was started to put poor women on their feet. An attempt was made to eliminate the name of Benazir, in which they failed, 90 lakh poor women are getting relief money, the accounts of these women will be opened in banks across the country, now poor women will be provided with Benazir card, which includes health benefits. Facilities will also be available, like educational scholarships, like programs like shows, pregnant women and children up to two years old, transgenders and undergraduates will also be included in this program. Faisal Karim Kundi said that the Benazir Income Support Program has completed 15 years, before the 2008 elections, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed thought of the poor and needy women to stand on their own feet. It has been published, the people have confidence in this program, all the international financial institutions appreciate the Benazir Income Support Program, there were attempts to change the name of this program and to end it, but it is Benazir Bhutto from the hearts of the people. We failed to find the name of the martyr, our journey will continue further, funds were also given to women every quarter and other funds are also given under this program, in 2019 it was decided that Al Falah Bank and Habib Bank Funds should be distributed to poor women through banks, funds were being deducted from banks, the Prime Minister has opened a social professional account, earlier money was given through post office, now the money will be transferred through banks, now Benazir. Income support program accounts will be opened directly, a pilot project has been opened to open bank accounts in 7 districts, at this time accounts can be opened in Al Falah Bank, National Bank and JS Bank, which are registered banks with State Bank. Accounts will be opened in them. He said that 90 lakh women will be given a special card under Benefisheries Kobinazir. Health facilities will also be provided to poor women through this card. Earlier, 76 lakh women were included in this program, now their number has reached 90 lakh. They used to get 7 thousand rupees, after a 25% increase, this amount has been increased to 8775 rupees, which will be given to these women every three months. In Benazir educational scholarships, first 2000 rupees were given to girls, now 2500 rupees, while first 1500 rupees were given to boys, similarly, in the first 15 districts, 20 thousand children were registered in Benazir Show program, while now 7 lakh 70 thousand children are registered. Distribution of one billion rupees among pregnant women and two-year-old children. It has started, eunuchs have also been included in the Benazir Income Support Program, 25 billion rupees have been distributed to the flood victims, 16.3 billion rupees have been distributed to 86 lakh people in the form of petrol. There is a program to give scholarships to 92 thousand undergraduate students, the survey of Benazir Income Support Program has started from house to house, 45 mobile vans are being found and they will use them, nine lakh cards were closed by the previous government after the inquiry. Two and a half lakh cards have been opened while they are working on opening the rest. He said that the People's Party and its allied parties have won the local body elections in Balochistan and are on the second place, Inshallah they will be on the first place soon. I congratulate the successful candidates.
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