Names of govt officials benefiting from BISP to be made public

• On the direction of the Prime Minister the authorities has initiated proceeding against the government officials involved in fraud.
• Over 2,500 government officials from federal and provincial governments were expelled from the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).

Prime Minister Imran Khan directed to bring the names of government officials benefiting from the Benazir Income Support Program public.

As per details, PM Khan was presented the report of the government officials removed from the BISP. Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the authorities to publicly name the officials involved.

PM Khan said that the robbers who loot the rights of poor cannot be exempted; the names of the robbers should be brought to the people. Furthermore, on the direction of the Prime Minister the authorities has initiated proceeding against the government officials involved in fraud.

Over 2,500 government officials from federal and provincial governments were expelled from the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).

Some 2,543 government officials from Grade-17 to Grade-21 were receiving the BISP income support tri-monthly handouts, despite the program meant for the poor segments of the society.

62 civil servants government officials from Grade-17 to Grade-21 of federal government were receiving BISP fund, whereas, 741 officials from Balochistan were found receiving handouts of the income support programme.

Whereas, Sindh topped the list with 1,122 high grade provincial government officials were exited from the list. Three government officers of Grade-21 were among the list of the beneficiaries of the social protection programme.

Just days ago, the government decided to expel 820,165 persons from the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).

These individuals include civil servants of the federal or provincial governments and those who hold more than 12 acres of agricultural land, informed Special Assistant to Prime Minister and BISP chairperson Sania Nishtar.