Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri on Sunday said that the beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) will start getting the increased amount of Rs9,000 from Monday (today). She said that the amount will be issued to 9 million beneficiaries, adding that for the convenience of the people, these stipends will be issued from 1,559 campsites that have been specially established for the people. Shazia said that the beneficiaries should receive the full amount allocated for them and they should claim its receipt as well. The scope of Benazir Education Stipends was also increased from six million children (52 per cent girls) beneficiaries to 8.3 million children with an allocation of Rs55 billion. As many as 92,000 students would be given Benazir Undergraduate Scholarships through Rs6 billion while the number of Benazir Nashonuma programme beneficiaries was increased up to 1.5 million through Rs32 billion.

Source: The Express Tribune June 19, 2023 17:41 UTC