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LAHORE, Dec 26 (APP):Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Senator Rubina Khalid visited BISP central zonal office here on Friday.
Addressing a press conference she said, “BISP programme is a vision of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto which gave identity and provided financial protection to millions of deserving women.” She said, “Benazir Bhutto Shaheed is a symbol of bravery and resilience.” She said that services of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto for women’s rights were acknowledged all over the world. She said that under this programme, 10 million women were being provided financial assistance across the country. Social protection wallet had been launched for ensuring transparency in payments, she said and added that free sims were being provided from BISP office.
She said that women should take care of these sims like their purses because all payments in future would be made through these digital wallets.
The chairperson clarified that through the digital wallet system, financial assistance would be transferred directly to the digital wallets of deserving women. This would help overcome hassle of repeated visits to offices or centres and eligible beneficiaries would receive their assistance with ease, she added.
Senator Rubina Khalid stated, “These SIMs are completely free of cost and BISP staff will activate the digital wallets on these SIMs.”
She reiterated that no fee was being levied for any BISP scheme, particularly for obtaining these SIMs.
She further said that ‘Benazir Hunarmand Programme’ had been launched to equip deserving individuals with skills and make them financially self-reliant.
Later, the chairperson visited BISP sim distribution centers established at LDA Sabzazar, GHS Ali Raza Abad and Shalimar Baghbanpura
She reviewed the process of distribution of free sims and interacted with the deserving women. She directed the staff to provide complete, clear and effective guidance to women so they don’t face any problem at any stage. She also gave instructions to women regrading obtaining free sims, their correct use and security.