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ISLAMABAD, Jan 05 (APP):Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson, Senator Rubina Khalid on Wednesday visited the Tehsil Office Aram Bagh, District South, and the Dynamic Registry Center in Karachi, where she interacted with deserving women beneficiaries, listened to their concerns, and issued on-the-spot directives for facilitation.
Deputy Mayor Karachi Salman Abdullah Murad and senior BISP officials welcomed the BISP chairperson on her arrival.
During her visit, Senator Rubina Khalid met women at the Dynamic Registry Center, addressed their queries, and advised them to obtain the free SIMs issued for the Social Protection Wallet at the earliest to ensure transparency, ease, and security in payments.
Talking to media, she said BISP is Pakistan’s largest social protection programme and, for the first time in the country’s history, digital accounts of 10 million women are being opened. She said the Social Protection Wallet initiative would eliminate fraud and corruption and ensure a transparent and efficient payment system.
She clarified that SIMs for the Social Protection Wallet are being provided completely free of cost and that all BISP services are free.
The BISP chairperson said the Benazir Hunarmand Programme has been launched to promote economic self-reliance among deserving families by providing modern skills training to women and their children.
She urged women to report any individual involved in fraud or exploitation in the name of BISP, assuring that strict action would be taken against corrupt elements.
Referring to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Senator Rubina Khalid said women should draw inspiration from her courage and fearlessly identify wrongdoing.
“Women must be brave like Bibi Shaheed and stand against corruption,” she added.
She further stated that BISP is a programme from which the world is now learning.
She noted that earlier policy gaps had allowed some ineligible individuals to benefit, but reforms have addressed these issues.
She announced that surveys will now be conducted every three years to ensure that only deserving families remain in the programme and that newly eligible households are included.
Concluding her remarks, Senator Rubina Khalid said everyone would be accountable for their actions and urged society not to deprive vulnerable women of their rights but to support and empower them.