Income Support: Transparency attracting donors

World Bank has approved $150 million for funding the BISP to assist in extending free education to deprived children.


March 09, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Farazana Raja said that the transparency in BISP was catching the attention of international donors.

Talking to PTV on Thursday, she said that the World Bank has approved $150 million for funding the BISP to assist in extending free education to deprived children aged five to 12 years. To a question, she answered that BISP assists women in getting identity cards to verify them as state citizens and guarantee their basic rights.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 9th, 2012.

COMMENTS (2)

Adam | 11 years ago | Reply

LoL...Transparency in PPP govt....Out of question

JD | 12 years ago | Reply

Thanks for using the acronym 'BISP'

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