CHILAS: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Marvi Memon has said that thousands of deserving women are being provided financial relief through the programme while, a new survey has also been conducted through which a large number of needy women would be benefitted.

She was talking to media while launching Waseela-e-Taleem Programme on Wednesday in Chilas. She said that Waseela-e-Taleem Project has been launched in 36 districts of Pakistan including Chilas.

She claimed that about 29000 children of 14600 women would be benefitted under Waseela-e-Taleem Programme in district Diamer.

She further said that the BISP Farms would be distributed among the deserving women on merit basis at their door steps.

In the second phase another survey would also be conducted in the area and thousands of new deserving women will be included in the program, she added.

She aimed that it is top priority of the incumbent government to uproot the menace of poverty from the area.

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