Benazir Income Support Programme

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Benazir Income Support Programme

بینظیر انکم سپورٹ پروگرام
Abbreviation	BISP
Named after	Benazir Bhutto
Formation	July 2008 (2008-07)
Type	Social safety net
Focus	Health, Education, Social Protection, Reduce poverty, Enhance financial capacity of poor people
Headquarters	F-Block, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Methods	Donations, Scholarship
Owner	Government of Pakistan
Chairperson of BISP	Vacant
Affiliations	Government of Pakistan
Budget	US$ 1.15 Billion
Employees	2,381
Website	bisp.gov.pk

The Punjab government has started registration of poor people across the country. So that they can benefit from the welfare programs of the government. The registration process for the Ehsaas program 8171 has been named PSER Punjab Socio-Economic Registry after 2022.

Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a programme of the Pakistani government to fight against poverty.

It has been implemented in the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The program also operates in the federally administered regions of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and the Islamabad Capital Territory.

Eligibility

To be eligible for cash payments under BISP, families must earn less than RS 6,000 per month; equivalent to $67. Further eligibility requirements stipulate that:

• Families must have a female applicant holding a valid ID card
• An individual applicant must be a widowed or divorced woman without male family members
• Eligible families include those with physically or mentally disabled individuals

Families deemed ineligible for cash payments through BISP include those with:

• Members employed by the Pakistani government, army, or any other government-affiliated agency
• Members drawing a pension or receiving post-retirement benefits from the government
• Family members owning more than 3 acres of farmland or more than 80 square yards of residential land
• Members receiving income from other sources
• Members holding a machine readable passport
• Members with a National Identity Card for Overseas citizens
• Members with a bank account excluding microfinance banks and those catering to low-income families

List of Chairpersons of Benazir Income Support Program

Name of Chairperson	Entered Office	Left Office
Farzana Raja	July 2008	March 2013
Vacant	March 2013	November 2013
Enver Baig	November 2013	November 2014
Vacant	November 2014	February 2015
Marvi Memon	February 2015	June 2018
Vacant	June 2018	October 2018
Sania Nishtar	October 2018	April 2022
Shazia Marri	April 2022	Present