Benazir Income Support Programme
Poverty reduction programme in Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Punjab government has launched registration of poor and deserving families under the Ehsaas Program 8171 through the Punjab Socio-Economic Registry (PSER). In 2025, eligible households are receiving quarterly cash payments of Rs. 13,500 under the Benazir Kafaalat Program, along with education and health support. Now, women can also complete their registration through NSER survey centers and BISP offices.
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a programme of the Pakistani government to fight against poverty.[3]
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.
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Eligibility
To be eligible for cash payments under BISP, families must earn less than RS 13,500 per month; equivalent to $47. 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[4]
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List of Chairpersons of Benazir Income Support Program
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References
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