KHUSHAB, Pakistan: The Minister of State and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Marvi Memon has said that the BISP is championing women empowerment through social mobilization using the platform of BBCs that bring 1.25 million vulnerable women on board from across the Country.
While speaking during her visit to Khushab where she accompanied by MNA Malik Muhammad Uzair Khan attended a Benazir Beneficiaries Committee (BBC) meeting in Namiawali, Marvi said that the women empowerment pledge taken by them would empower the women to resolve issues being faced by them.
Marvi Memon said that the awareness being spread through BBCs on education, nutrition, women rights, basic counting would sensitize the women on the rights given by Islam so that they may stand up for their rights and become socially inclusive and empowered.
The Chairperson BISP also visited Government High school Namiawali and 40 MB Government Primary School where she met children enrolled under BISP Waseela-e-Taleem (WeT) programme.
Speaking there she said that BISP has successfully enrolled 1.7 million children into primary schools across Pakistan and Rs 4.69 billion have been disbursed to the mothers of enrolled children on 70 percent attendance compliance till date.
Marvi said that this remarkable progress made by BISP in terms of expansion and improved service delivery during the last four years highlights the commitment of the government towards welfare of the poor and vulnerable segments of society. BISP WeT is an investment in education that would help in achievement of SDGs, she added.
The minister said that 570,431 children have been enrolled in Punjab that include 16,708 from Khushab, 80,948 from Bahawalnagar, 150,512 from Bahawalpur, 27,212 from Narowal, 250,027 from Rahim Yar Khan 20,879 from Rawalpindi, 24,145 from Sialkot and soon WeT would be expanded to other districts.
Later, the minister attended a meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Youth Wing local leaders in District Council Hall.
During the meeting, the Chairperson apprised them of BISP survey for NSER update and urged them to participate fully in the survey so that no deserving person of the area remain deprived of the financial assistance of BISP.
