Karachi, June 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation Shazia Marri and Minister of State Faisal Karim Kundi have said that Benazir is benefiting 90 lakh women through the Income Support Program, the budget of this program is Rs 235 billion to Rs 455 billion. The first budget was 20.48 billion rupees, which has been increased to 55.42 billion. Now 9.2 million students will benefit from this program, increasing from 7.4 million. In the previous period, 8 lakhs 20 thousand people were expelled from this program. After investigation, 262,291 people have been re-inducted into the program, about 21 lakh new applications have come in which will be scrutinized, PPP has started preparing for the election, people are joining PPP. On June 17, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address a public meeting in Swat and will give a road map for the future.
Inshallah, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be the next prime minister. Shazia Marri, while addressing a joint press conference with Media Coordinator Nazir Dhokhi, said that The intensity of the storm is very high. The intensity of the storm will increase today and tomorrow. Sindh government is taking measures to protect the people. People are being informed about the storm. 80,000 to 100,000 people are being moved from the coastal areas to other areas. Winds will blow at 70 to 100 km per hour in the city of Karachi. All the billboards are being removed in Karachi. What is happening is that the day this storm becomes intense, people should stay in their homes, God Almighty will continue to save us as before, but we must take our own steps. Shazia Marri said that the People’s Party has always played a role for the downtrodden.
In 2008, the government of the People’s Party started the Benazir Income Support Program. Income Support Program has passed 15 years, Benazir Income Support Program is a non-political program, some people tried to attack this program in the past, Benazir Income Support Program Zardari thought that it was made into law. Today, Benazir Income Support Program is benefiting 9 million women. When we came, a year ago, the budget of Benazir Income Support Program was 235 billion rupees, then it was increased to 405 billion. In today’s history, Benazir Income Support Program The budget of the program is 455 billion rupees, a woman gets 8750 rupees on a quarterly basis, there are various cash transfer programs of the Benazir Income Support Program, 93 lakh women will benefit from the program in the next financial year. Shazia Marri said that the health of mother and child is taken care of through the development program, 32.27 billion rupees have been kept in the budget of the current fiscal year in the Nishunma program, 15 lakh children and mothers will be able to benefit from this program, flood affected areas.
I will get another one thousand rupees for the children. The first budget of Benazir Education Scholarship Program was 20.48 billion rupees, which was increased to 37.86 billion rupees and now its budget is 55.42 billion. It has increased from 7.4 to 9.2 million students. Alam will benefit from this program. She said that I am thankful to the Prime Minister who gave 70 billion rupees in Benazir income support to the flood victims and thus every affected family was provided immediate assistance of 25,25 thousand rupees. A new survey is underway under this program, 612 centers are operational, 25 mobile vans have been arranged. In the previous period, 8 lakhs 20 thousand people were expelled from this program, after investigation we have included 1,36,525 people in the program. By adding, they have been provided with relief money while 1,25,766 people will get the money after confirmation. Shazia Marri said that such a person was planted in Pakistan who plunged the economy.
Generations will have to pay the debt; what relief did the people get in the last four years? The present government is trying to provide maximum relief to the people, that is why the salaries and pensions of the government employees have been increased. Minister of State Faisal Karim Kundi said that the manifesto of Pakistan People’s Party is welfare state, in the budget of Baitul-Mal 1. 82 billion rupees have been added, FATA and PATA areas have been given a one-year exemption from taxes, the term of the current government will be completed in August, PPP has started preparing for elections, people PPP. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address a public meeting in Swat on June 17 and will give a road map for the future. There are prayers for the new party, they will compete in the elections, the journey of the airlines from Red Line was good, will they now prepare for the journey in Boeing?
There were fewer and more PTI workers. In response to a question, he said that there is no doubt that the establishment of factories will lead to development. For development, there should be stability in the country. Six finance ministers have changed in the last five years. The program is called Bhikk. It is an income support program. One billion rupees will be given to people. Last year, 280,000 people were brought out of poverty. This year, 90,000 people were brought out of poverty. It is being strengthened. Bank accounts for women are going to be opened in seven districts in the month of July. For the first time, the employees have also been given facilities and they have also been promoted.
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