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BISP disburses over Rs 53bn among flood-hit families
October 03, 2022
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has provided timely relief to the victims of the recent unprecedented rains and catastrophic floods by disbursing over Rs 53 billion among 2,133,248 flood-affected families across the country, according to data available with WealthPK.
Initially, an amount of Rs 28 billion was allocated under the Flood Relief Cash Assistance Programme. Later that amount was increased to Rs 70 billion and more affected families were identified through National Socio-Economic Registry.
In Balochistan, 162,537 flood affected families have received Rs 4,063,425,000, while 1,499,019 affected families of Sindh have received Rs 37,475,475,000.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 229,133 families have received Rs 5,728,325,000, whereas 242,205 families of Punjab have received Rs 6,055,125,000.
In Gilgit Baltistan, 354 flood-affected families have received Rs 8,850,000. A control room has been established at BISP headquarters to ensure smooth payments.
Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk
