BISP disburses Rs63bn to flood-stricken families: Shazia Marri
Pakistan
BISP disburses Rs63bn to flood-stricken families: Shazia Marri
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Shazia Marri on Thursday said that around Rs63 billion have been disbursed among 2,500,000 flood-affected families.
Shazia Marri was speaking during a meeting with the Country Director, World Bank, Mr Najy Benhassine, during which she highly appreciated the timely cooperation of the World Bank in terms of providing financial support to the flood-affected people.
She said that quality food is being provided to 9, 00,000 women under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme with the support of the World Food Program. The programme has so far benefited around 25,000 pregnant and lactating mothers, she added.
Talking about the Benazir Kafalat programme, the chairperson conveyed that the Kafalat stipend is being disbursed among deserving families across the country, following a transparent procedure. She said that the privacy of data related to the information of deserving households is the top priority of BISP.
