ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP),
Farzana Raja has said that PML (N) has shown utterly indecent and
undemocratic attitude during budget session. However, Pakistan People’s
Party would respond it with maturity and issue based politics.
“We
cannot afford non-serious politics at a juncture where the situation in
country demands otherwise and people of Pakistan will better judge
between democratic and undemocratic behaviors, “ she said this while
talking during a TV programme Monday.
Farzana Raja said that
despite unfavorable economic conditions, the democratic government did
not abandon the poor of the country and has decided to provide
continued relief to them. She said that 4 million poor families at
present are being benefitted from BISP and number would rise sharply as
a result of countrywide poverty survey. She added further that
terrorism has destroyed the economy of the country. Therefore, the
democratic government would fight war against terrorism with full
vigor. She said that keeping in view the present economic conditions of
the country; we have scarce funding as compare to actual need in regard
with providing relief to poor. However, we will seek the cooperation of
the corporate sector of the world to improve and expand pro-poor
initiatives further.
Chairperson BISP said that BISP is a
transparent programme which enjoys the support and trust of the various
prestigious international organizations. She said that the programme is
not limited to Rs. 1, 000 monthly cash grant. Instead, she elaborated,
it provides micro-finance facilities as well as vocational/technical
training aiming to enable poor segments of society to achieve financial
self-sustainability. She said that the victims of bomb blast and IDPs
have also been included in the programme as beneficiaries.
Ms.
Farzana raja said that beside poverty eradication, BISP has played
vital role in empowering women in the country. She said that life
insurance facility has been extended to all the registered beneficiary
families and in case of the death of earning head , the family receives
the support of Rs. one lac within two weeks. She said that the
programme has emerged as comprehensive social safety net. Online
