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BISP

BENAZIR INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMMEGovernment of Pakistan

www.bisp.gov.pk

Vision, Mission & Objectives

Largest transparent Social Safety

Net .

Meeting the targets set by

Millennium Development Goals:

Eradication of extreme & chronic

poverty

Empowerment of women

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BISP Initiatives

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Cash Grants

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To compensate marginalized and low income families.

Beneficiaries: 2.8 million families.

Scientific Targeting based on POVERTY SCORECARD SURVEY.

Payment through Money Orders & BENAZIR SMART CARD.

Target: 5 - 7 million families by 2012.

A cash grant of Rs.2,000/- every alternate month

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1- Identification

of business.

3- Necessary

training required

to execute the

identified

business.

2- Counseling

regarding choice

of business.

4- Monitoring and

evaluation of

business. *

* Against already determined

Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI’s)

Long-term interest-free financial assistance of Rs.300,000, along

with basic training & counseling, is given to randomly selected

beneficiaries for small businesses.

Waseela-e-Rozgar

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Training

Facility &

Trainers

Choice

of

Training

Boarding

and

Lodging

Training

Expenses

Beneficiary

or her

Nominee

Demand driven, free of cost,

technical & vocational training

is offered to one individual per

beneficiary family.

Waseela-e-Sehet

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Health, accident & life insurance cover

will be provided to the beneficiary

families of BISP.

PATIENT

WITH

BENAZIR

HEALTH

CARD

BISP DESK

IN EVERY

DESIGNATED

HOSPITAL

BISP

DESK

POS TERMINAL

REFERAL TO

CONCERENED

SECTION

DISCHARGE

INVOICE

COMPUTERIZED

DEDUCTION

FROM THE

ACCOUNT

OF USER

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Following initiatives have been taken for the first

time in the history of Pakistan:

Technology Based Transparency

Targeting

Verification

Payments

Grievance

Redressal

PMT based Poverty Scorecard

Survey using GPS.

Through State of the Art NADRA

Database.

Smart Card/ Mobile Banking/

Branchless Banking.

Solutions based management

information system.

Separation of Functions

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To further ensure transparency BISP has adopted

following separation of functions:

Emergency Relief Package

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Addresses the urgent financial needs

of the families affected by emergency.

BISP reached flood affectees

immediately due to availability of a

current and extensive data base.

Financial assistance provided to:

IDPs of Swat, FATA and Bajur.

Civilian bomb blast victims.

Earthquake affected families in

Baluchistan.

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Benazir Income Support Programme

BISP MEDIA WING:11112010

www.bisp.gov.pk

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