BISP to focused on women communities, leaders for social mobilizing

26 Mar, 2015

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) would target women through establishing women leaders and women communities for social mobilization and creating awareness among beneficiaries.

BISP has devised a financial literary project to help the uneducated and poor women for obtaining their cash transfer amounts smoothly, an official informed APP.

To facilitate more and more deserving people, he said, BISP will make efforts for issuance of CNIC cards to the Non-CNIC pending beneficiaries for which women committees to be established soon.

According to the data available after Poverty Score Card survey, 7.7 million families were identified as eligible beneficiaries of BISP, out of which 5.5 million are active beneficiaries while 2.2 million beneficiaries are still pending.

In order to facilitate and empower the women through a complaint registering process, a hotline number 0800-26477 by the name of `FORI RABTA' has also been activated, the official said.

BISP is also launching a comprehensive communication strategy, SMS service for beneficiaries, e-newsletter, annual reports and a campaign against vulnerability through art, documentary films and documenting successful stories.

Regarding Waseela-e-Taleem initiative, the official said, full extension would be done in 27 new districts with better attendance compliance and improved coordination with provinces.

He further said a detailed Monitoring and Evaluation system would be devised for successful implementation of ongoing Spot Checks and ensuring timely launch of catch-up exercise for Unconditional Cash Transfer pending beneficiaries.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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