Finance division allocates Rs. 364,078 million budget to BISP for FY 2022-23: Shahadat Awan.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister of State for Law Shahadat Awan on Friday said that Finance Division, Government of Pakistan has allocated a total budget of Rs. 364,078 million to BISP for the Financial Year (FY) 2022-23.

This includes Programme's operational cost of Rs. 360,000 million and general and administrative cost of Rs. 4,078 million, he stated while replying to the Question Hour in the Senate Session.

He said the fuel subsidy scheme has been introduced afresh to provide financial relief to additional households to offset the impact of the ease in prices of petroleum products, apart from regular beneficiaries of Benazir Kafaalat Programme, in the form of Rs. 2,000 per month paid on a quarterly basis.

The proposed allocation of Rs. 48,000 million will cover payment to 2.0 million beneficiaries Rs. 2,000 per month, he added.

It is pertinent to mention that BISP programmes are not implemented with respect to provincial shares. There is a single PMT formula and score approved for national Programmes, without discrimination of regional or provincial quota.

Currently, all ever-married women of households falling under the PMT cutoff score of 32 are eligible beneficiaries of Benazir Kafalat Programme. As a final...