{"id":61043,"date":"2025-01-01T17:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=61043"},"modified":"2025-01-01T17:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:21:21","slug":"bisp-quarterly-payment-increased-to-rs-13500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/bisp-quarterly-payment-increased-to-rs-13500\/","title":{"rendered":"BISP quarterly payment increased to Rs 13,500"},"content":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: In a recent development, The Benazir Income Support Programme<\/a> (BISP) has some exciting updates. Senator Rubina Khalid, the chairperson of BISP, has announced that the quarterly payment under the Benazir Kafaalat initiative has been increased to Rs 13,500.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>further<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>increased<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>financial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>assistance\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>those<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>deserve<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>most.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>contribution<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>program<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>toward<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>decreasing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>poverty and\u00a0<\/span>helping<\/span>\u00a0women<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>become<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>financially<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>empowered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2025 is\u00a0<\/span>special<\/span>\u00a0as it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>assigned<\/span> for the ‘Benazir Hunarmand Programme’<\/a>, which provides employment to the deserving after being<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>trained<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>possible\u00a0<\/span>opportunities.<\/p>\n

BISP is one of the most\u00a0<\/span>significant<\/span>\u00a0social safety net initiatives in Pakistan, and it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>really\u00a0<\/span>making a\u00a0<\/span>difference in the lives of millions\u00a0<\/span>since its launch in July 2008. <\/span><\/p>\n

The programme focuses primarily on women, providing them with unconditional cash transfers and other social protection strategies to enhance their financial independence and help them support their families. <\/span><\/p>\n

It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>amazing to see how BISP is working\u00a0<\/span>towards<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>creating<\/span>\u00a0a more equitable society, and these latest updates are a testament to the\u00a0<\/span>commitment of the\u00a0<\/span>programme<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>making a positive impact.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Eligible Banks for Money Withdrawal<\/h2>\n

The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>challenge<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that beneficiaries faced\u00a0<\/span>was accessing their payments<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>They could only withdraw their assistance from Habib Bank Limited (HBL).\u00a0<\/span>The government has<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>however<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>increased<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>number<\/span>\u00a0of participating banks, making it\u00a0<\/span>quite<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>easy\u00a0<\/span>for families to\u00a0<\/span>obtain<\/span>\u00a0their\u00a0<\/span>quarterly\u00a0<\/span>payments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All\u00a0<\/span>eligible families can now\u00a0<\/span>collect<\/span> their quarterly payments from Bank Al Falah, Bank of Punjab, Mobilink Microfinance (Jazz Cash), Telenor Microfinance Bank, Habib Bank Limited, and HBL Microfinance. This is a huge convenience, and it’s going to make a big difference in the lives of the people who rely on BISP for support.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: In a recent development, The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has some exciting updates. Senator Rubina Khalid, the chairperson of BISP, has announced that the quarterly payment under the Benazir Kafaalat initiative has been increased to Rs 13,500.\u00a0 This\u00a0has\u00a0further\u00a0increased\u00a0financial\u00a0assistance\u00a0to\u00a0those\u00a0who\u00a0deserve\u00a0it\u00a0the\u00a0most.\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0contribution\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0program\u00a0toward\u00a0decreasing\u00a0poverty and\u00a0helping\u00a0women\u00a0become\u00a0financially\u00a0empowered.\u00a0 2025 is\u00a0special\u00a0as it\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0assigned for the ‘Benazir Hunarmand Programme’, which provides employment to the deserving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":47521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25373,21343,25374],"class_list":["post-61043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-benazir-hunarmand-programme","tag-benazir-income-support-programme-bisp","tag-bisp-quarterly-payment-increased"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61043"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72166,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61043\/revisions\/72166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}