ISLAMABAD – The government has decided to exclude the non-deserving peoplefrom Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) to bring transparency and meritin the program.
Addressing media briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Special Assistant onSocial Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar said aroundeight hundred thousand people have been disqualified from the program togive space to the deserving people.
She said the measures have been taken to give due rights to only deservingpeople.
The Special Assistant said the whole procedure for inclusion in BISP hasbeen made apolitical.
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She said the disqualification criteria include travel history of themember, ownership of vehicle, availing facility of executive services forpassport and National Identity Card and service in government sectors.
She said inclusion of 216 villages alongside Line of Control in KifalatProgram is another milestone of Ehsaas Programme. She said people of thesevillages are the most deserving ones due to their frequent economic lossesas a result of Indian firing.
