Islamabad, January 09, 2023 (PPI-OT):A meeting of Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety was held in the Committee Room 7, Parliament House, Islamabad under the Chairpersonship of Ms Saira Bano, MNA. The Standing Committee was briefed that a dynamic registry is being launched by the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).
This will further enhance the scope of BISP and serve more beneficiaries. 647 centres for dynamic registry are already working. The Committee was also apprised that Cash assistance @ Rs. 25,000/- per family in calamity affected districts, to bottom 40% of population is being provided. Total allocation was of Rs. 70 billion, covering 2.8 million families. The Committee appreciated that work of BISP but showed apprehension regarding aid not reaching those affected persons who are not registered in BISP but have suffered due to recent floods.
The Committee was also briefed about subsidy being provided in utilities stores. The Committee was informed that 106 billion was allocated in December 2021 for subsidy program but only 23 billion was released. Utility Store Corporation informed that BISP beneficiaries and untargeted population are being provided aid through a hybrid model. A monthly limit of 3 kg is put on items such as ghee, sugar etc. for untargeted population. The Committee decided to take further detailed briefing on the topic in next meeting.
The meeting of the Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division was presided over by its Chairperson Ms Saira Bano, MNA and attended by Members National Assembly; Mr Zulfiqar Ali Behan, Syed Mehmood Shah, Ms Kiran Imran Dar, Syed Abrar Ali Shah and Malik Sohail Khan, Mr. Salahuddin, Ms Nuzhat Pathan, Ms Shugufta Jumani. The meeting was also attended by Secretary, Poverty Alleviation Secretary; Secretary, Benazir Income Support Programme and other senior government officers.
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