ISLAMABAD: Dr. Amjad Saqib, Chairman of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Friday highlighted the significance of opening bank accounts for needy women, emphasizing digital literacy and financial inclusion.
He was presiding over a top-level meeting to review the progress on the BISP’s key initiatives, including inclusion of adolescents in Nashonuma, Hybrid Social Protection Scheme, enrollment of widows, and Benazir Social Protection Accounts.
During the meeting, Dr. Amjad Saqib stressed on the BISP’s commitment to serving the impoverished.
Amer Ali Ahmad, Secretary BISP, provided a detailed overview of the agenda items during the meeting.
The Director Generals (DGs) of different wings also updated the Chairman BISP on the discussed matters.
DG NSER/CCT, Naveed Akbar apprised the meeting that the target for opening accounts under the Benazir Social Protection Accounts had been successfully achieved, with a total of 9,800 accounts opened.
Moreover, 6,700 applications were received under the BISP Saving Scheme. 8,900 widows’ data have been identified.
The Financial Literacy programme, spanning thirteen districts and benefiting four thousand needy women, has been successfully completed.
Chairman BISP for training of field offices
Dr. Amjad Saqib urged that field offices get training to educate underprivileged females about Social Protection Accounts, identifying those who already possess bank accounts as a priority.
He instructed the officials to ensure the operationalization of accounts opened under the Benazir Social Protection Accounts, BISP Saving Scheme, and the Financial Literacy programme by the end of January.
Additional Secretary BISP, Dr. Muhammad Tahir Noor, DG Finance Wasim Ahmad and DG OM Dr. Asim Ijaz whereas Zonal Director Generals of BISP also virtually participated in the meeting.
