ISLAMABAD, Sep 11 (APP):Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Rubina Khalid on Friday called for stronger coordination with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to improve identification of deserving people and ensure effective delivery of social protection and human development programmes. She expressed these views during separate meetings with Lieutenant (Retd.) Islam Zeb, Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development Department, KP, and KP Minister for Health Khaliq ur Rehman and Secretary …
BISP, KP govt agree to strengthen coordination on social protection
ISLAMABAD, Sep 11 (APP):Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Rubina Khalid on Friday called for stronger coordination with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to improve identification of deserving people and ensure effective delivery of social protection and human development programmes.
She expressed these views during separate meetings with Lieutenant (Retd.) Islam Zeb, Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development Department, KP, and KP Minister for Health Khaliq ur Rehman and Secretary Health Fayyaz Ali Shah in Peshawar.
During her meeting with the Additional Chief Secretary, Senator Rubina Khalid discussed coordination between BISP and provincial departments, sharing of National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER) data, skills training for children from BISP beneficiary households under the Benazir Hunarmand Programme and the Benazir Nashonuma Programme, among other matters.
She said sharing relevant data with provincial departments would help improve identification of eligible people and ensure that programme benefits reached the right beneficiaries, said a news release.
She also highlighted that stronger coordination among departments would help ensure effective use of available resources.
The meeting agreed to strengthen coordination between BISP and provincial departments, use data to better identify and reach eligible beneficiaries, and work together on various social protection and human development initiatives.
Later, Senator Rubina Khalid met with KP Minister for Health Khaliq ur Rehman and Secretary Health Fayyaz Ali Shah.
The meeting focused on the Benazir Nashonuma Programme, maternal and child health and nutrition, and the issue of stunting among children.
Senator Rubina Khalid emphasized the importance of stronger coordination and joint efforts between BISP and the Health Department to improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes.
The provincial Minister for Health and Secretary Health assured continued cooperation with BISP for effective implementation of the Benazir Nashonuma Programme and improving the health and nutritional well-being of mothers and children.
BISP Director General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alf Jan Afridi was also present on the occasion.
