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The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a non-conditional cash transfer program instituted under Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani who presided the initial stages of the programme after taking the consultation advice from the Ex President Asif Ali Zardari. The program provides financial assistance to low-income families through bi-monthly cash payments. Ms Marvi Memon is the Minister– Chairperson of the BISP.Mr.Saleem Ahmad Ranjha is the Secretary-Agency Executive & Mr.Haq Nawaz Khokhar is the Director of the HR Department. BISP is currently the largest aid program in Pakistan and the government’s third largest budgetary allocation. BISP spending accounts for .3% of Pakistan’s GDP. In the 2008–2009 fiscal year, more than 3 million Pakistani families received cash transfers through BISP; this figure accounts for 15% of the general population and 40% of the population below the poverty level. For the 2009–2010 fiscal year, the program was expanded to cover 5 million low-income families. At the program’s start in 2008, the Pakistani government allocated RS 34 billion, or $425 million, for BISP; the allocation doubled to RS 70 billion, or $875 million in the following year. The Benazir Income Support Programme is planning to launch a new initiative that encourages human capital development through a conditional cash transfer. The Waseela-e-Taleem initiative will condition cash payments on primary school enrollment for the children of eligible families. ==History== The Benazir Income Support Programme was established in 2008 by Yousaf Raza Gillani who took the advice of President Asif Ali Zardari. The program’s name is a tribute to former Prime Minister and widow of President Zardari, Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007. Since 2005, the purchasing power of many Pakistani families has been eroded by high inflation and the increasing cost of food and oil. BISP arose against this backdrop as a means to address reductions in purchasing power. Along with the economic development aims of the program, BISP also seeks to empower women by presenting cash transfers directly to female members of households. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benazir Income Support Programme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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