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Benazir Income Support Programme
بینظیر انکم سپورٹ پروگرام | |
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| Abbreviation | BISP |
|---|---|
| Named after | Benazir Bhutto |
| Formation | July 2008 |
| Type | Social safety net |
| Focus | Health, Education, Social Protection, Reduce poverty, Enhance financial capacity of poor people |
| Headquarters | F-Block, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Methods | Donations, Scholarship |
| Owner | Government of Pakistan |
Chairperson of BISP | Vacant |
| Affiliations | Government of Pakistan |
| Budget | US$ 1.15 Billion [1] |
| Employees | 2,381 [2] |
| Website | bisp |
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a federal unconditional cash transfer poverty reduction program in Pakistan. Launched in July 2008, it was the largest single social safety net program in the country with nearly Rs. 90 billion ($900 million) distributed to 5.4 million beneficiaries in 2016.[3]
The program distributed Rs.19,338 (or approx. $195) per annum distributed per month in the year 2016.[4] The stipend is linked to the Consumer Price Index and is paid through a smart card.[5] The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom is the largest foreign backer of the program, providing $244 million (or 27%) of the total funds in 2016 with the Pakistani Government providing the rest.[6][7]
A separate ministry, Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PASS), was established[8] and BISP was made part of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Division.[9]
- ^ "Ehsaas Income Support Programme buget". pass.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Ehsaas Income Support Programme". pass.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "DFID lauds BISP performance by giving it overall 'A' rating". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) stipend increased". Dawn (newspaper). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "PML-N Govt increases stipend for BISP beneficiaries". Associate Press Of Pakistan. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Aid watchdog defends UK funding of Benazir Income Support Programme - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan cash transfers defended as MP says aid programme amounts to 'exporting the dole'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "About us - PASS".
- ^ Shaheen, Sardar Sikander (1 March 2020). "BISP to function under federal government's Ehsaas Kifalat Programme". Brecorder. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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