First lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari reviews BISP initiatives, Calls for improved complaint system
ISLAMABAD: First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari visited the headquarters of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), where she chaired a meeting to review various initiatives being implemented under the programme.
Aseefa Bhutto Zardari appreciated BISP’s role in empowering women and supporting deserving families, assuring her full cooperation in further expanding the programme’s initiatives.
She stressed the need to promote financial awareness and public education, while directing officials to make the complaint redressal system more effective. She also proposed utilising the support of Lady Health Workers to ensure that BISP services reach eligible beneficiaries.
During the meeting, BISP Chairperson Rubina Khalid said that every rupee spent under the programme generates an actual income of Rs2.34. She added that economic activities generated through BISP are estimated to contribute Rs174 billion annually to the national exchequer.
Rubina Khalid further informed the meeting that more than 50,000 people had registered for technical training under the Benazir Hunarmand Programme. Training is being provided in various fields, including information technology, healthcare, hospitality and construction.
