ISLAMABAD
Benazir Income Support Program will release the 4th quarterly tranche of Benazir Kafaalat cash assistance from tomorrow.
After a 25 percent increase announced by the government early this year, each beneficiary will receive nine thousand rupees in the fourth quarter.
In addition to Benazir Kafaalat cash assistance, Benazir Taleemi Wazaif stipend’s installment of January to March is also being disbursed to 6.7 million eligible school going students having at least 70 percent attendance.
Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme, Shazia Marri has called upon the registered beneficiaries to receive full amount of nine thousand rupees along with the receipt of payment.
About eighty-one billion rupees will be disbursed among nine million beneficiary families of Benazir Kafaalat cash assistance, while another 16 billion rupees will be doled out to the 6.7 million beneficiaries of Taleemi Wazaif.
It is important to note that at primary level Rs. 2000/- is paid to a girl student while Rs.1500 is given to a boy student. At secondary level, a girl student and a boy student is paid Rs. 3000/- and Rs 2500/- respectively, while at higher secondary level the stipend is Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 3500/- for the female and male students, respectively.
Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson BISP, Ms. Shazia Marri, in her message, has called upon the registered beneficiaries to receive the full amount of Rs.9000 along with the receipt of payment.
She has directed the concerned officials to ensure transparency through strict monitoring and vigilance.
She said that monitoring teams have to watch and supervise the cash disbursement process and ensure stern action against any complaint of leakage or deduction from beneficiaries’ precious cash assistance.
She stressed that the beneficiaries should receive their entire amount of Rs. 9000/- plus a stipend of Benazir Taleemi Wazaif according to gender or education level of their child.
She also emphasized the beneficiaries demand a receipt of their payment and to count and check their cash before leaving the POS desk.
The Minister reiterated that in case of any complaint, the beneficiaries should immediately report to BISP’s toll-free helpline 0800-26477 and inform the BISP officer deputed at the campsite to ensure transparent disbursement of the cash.
She warned that the messages sent by BISP will come from 8171 only and that no message from any other number or code should be trusted, as such messages are faked and fraudulent.
