Islamabad, December 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program Ms. Shazia Murree chaired the 56th meeting of the BISP Board of Directors in Islamabad on Thursday. The board approved the new mechanism for disbursing cash to BISP beneficiaries. Under the new system, eligible persons can get cash through an account opened in any scheduled bank.
The Board also approved the policy to include transgender women in the sponsorship program of BISP. Ms. Shazia Marri termed the approval of the Transgender Policy as a major achievement of the present government and urged the members of the Board of Directors to use their position and influence to mobilize this marginalized community, so that more a large number of transgenders can benefit from this policy.
He also told the Board of Directors that under the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Program, cash assistance of Rs. 70 billion has been distributed to 28 lakh families for the flood affected people. Ms. Shazia Murree appreciated the role of BISP and NADRA officials as well as partner banks who worked diligently during the distribution of flood relief assistance cash and said that more still needs to be done for the relief and rehabilitation of the flood victims.
The BISP board meeting approved the flood relief program and approved a new method for deserving women facing difficulties in biometric verification and also took important decisions regarding other institutional reforms. The BISP board also approved a grant of Rs 20 lakhs for employees who die on duty, Rs 20 lakhs for grades 1 to 8, 50 lakhs for grades 9 to 16 and 50 lakhs for those who die above grade 17. A grant of 70 lakhs was approved.
The BISP board meeting chaired by Shazia Murri decided to send the proposal to the finance committee to increase the salaries and allowances of the employees of the institution. The board was told that the federal government has been revising the pay scale every year but the pay scale of the BISP employees has not been increased since 2019. The BISP board also decided to upgrade five districts of Balochistan, and further improve the structure of the institution in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Dr. Qaiser Bengali, Sania Riffat, Usman Hasan participated directly in the board meeting while Ashfaq Hasan Khan and Haris Ghazdar participated through video. Secretary BISP Yousuf Khan along with NADRA, Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Security and high level of finance. Representatives and senior officers of BISP were also present in the meeting.
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