BISP mobile registration vehicles launched

Vehicles to be sent in 25 districts of Sindh, Balochistan

KARACHI:

Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Shazia Marri on Saturday launched Mobile Registration Vehicles/Centres’ in Site area of the metropolis.

While addressing the launching ceremony, she said the vehicles would be sent to 25 districts of Sindh and Balochistan.

The minister maintained that the initiative would start in Sindh from Ghotki, Tharparkar and would be extended to Umerkot, Sanghar and Jamshoro, adding that Chaki, Khuzdar, Pishin, Gawadar, Loralai, Sibi, Sohbat Pur, Qila Saifullah, Qila Abdullah and other areas of Balochistan were included in the programme.

The minister observed that the previous government had eliminated 8.2 million BISP beneficiaries from the programme without any reason. We have opened this case and had given opportunity to the affectees to appeal for the inclusion in the Programme, she added.

She said over 2.5 million people were identified and 95,000 people had been given stipend after verification, noting that the BISP evolved over the years and had static registry.