ISLAMABAD – Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme Dr Sania Nishtarhas said BISP would speedily implement a range of social protectionmeasures in coming months to reduce poverty and create new opportunitiesfor vulnerable sections of society.
Talking to APP in Islamabad, she said the new “ Ehsaas programme” launchedby Prime Minister is a priority poverty reduction measure and will focus onfour areas and 115 policy actions to reduce inequality, invest in people,and uplift lagging districts.
She said that Benazir Income Support Programme will execute two new socialprotection programmes Kifalat and Tahafuz.
The programme of Kifalat will ensure financial and digital inclusion ofaround 6 million women through one woman one bank account policy.
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There will be an inflation adjustment in the size of the cash transfers tothe women.
