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BISP disburses 97% of allocated cash assistance among flood affectees
October 27, 2022
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is working to provide Rs 70 billion to 2.7 million people in Pakistan's flood-affected regions, under the Prime Minister's Cash Relief Programme.
The programme has disbursed Rs 66,585,950,000 among 2,663,438 flood-affected people so far, which is about 97.3% of the total disbursement.
BISP is providing financial assistance of Rs 25,000 per family among flood-affected families of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Gilgit Baltistan provinces.
A total of 214,582 flood-affected families have received Rs 5,364,550,000 in Balochistan province and 1,820,504 affected families in Sindh province have received Rs 45,512,600,000. A total of 302,454 families have received Rs 7,561,350,000 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and 325,432 families in Punjab province have received Rs 8,135,800,000. In Gilgit Baltistan, 466 flood-affected families have also received Rs 11,650,000. A control room has been established at BISP headquarters to ensure smooth payments.
Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk
