PESHAWAR, Jul 22 (APP): Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid has said that a skill imparting programme was being started to help members of the deserving families to begin their own business to bring them out of the poverty.
Talking to media during her visit to Tehsil Offices BISP Kohistan on Monday, she said that 9.5 million deserving families were the beneficiaries of BISP, saying the programme has only one telephone No.8171, so no one should trust on any other number.
Rubina Khalid reviewed the facilities available for the deserving women and directed for ensuring the resolve of the programme while resolving their problems. She also met with the staff of the BISP, who gave her a detail briefing regarding the procedure of registration and payment under the programme.
The chairperson of BISP stressed for payment to all deserving women in a judicious and transparent manner, so there would be no crowd of the deserving women at the centre and they face no hardships.
She said that the programme was the manifestation of the vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto for the economic empowerment of the women, saying under the guidance of the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Programme is ensuring to make payment to deserving women in a transparent and honourable manner.