Decision To Disqualify 20 Lakh Women In Benazir Kafalat Program

The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), is supporting over 9 million people in Pakistan but recently they disqualifying almost 2 million women from benazir kafalat Program. This decision is taking to ensure ensure that financial assistance reaches the most deserving families of society.

Reasons for Disqualification

The basic reason for disqualification is the Poverty Score (PMT). PMT is a metric which is used to check the financial status of every family. Those woman whos have above the PMT score from the eligibility threshold they have been removed from the program.Additionally, certain activities and statuses have led to ineligibility:

1. Government Employment: Women whos have goverment jobs or their spouses hold such position are financially stable, these woman are ineligble from the program.
2. Asset Acquisition: If you are Purchasing or selling property, buying motorcycle, or opening mobile wallet accounts like Easypaisa or JazzCash, Then you will be identified as signal of improvement of financial status, then may you will be disqualified.
3. Overseas Travel: Traveling out of country for any purpose such as umrah or for employment suggests as financially stable, maybe remove you from the program.
4. Pension Receipt: Receiving a pension from the government is considered as fanancially stable.
5. Registration Irregularities: Inaccurate or incomplete documents for registration details, such as missing marriage records in NADRA.

Requalification Process

Women who have been disqualified can reapply by visiting their nearest BISP office. Give application for the NSER (National Socio-Economic Registry). If your PMT score are low and you full filled their eligiblity criteria then you will be instate again in program. read the BISP Eligibility Criteria & Registration for Installment:

Ensuring Fairness and Transparency

The BISP employs several measures to maintain the integrity of the program:

• Dynamic Surveys: Regular updates to the NSER ensure that the data reflects current socio-economic conditions.
• Biometric Verification: This process ensures that funds are disbursed to the rightful beneficiaries, reducing fraud.
• Public Awareness Campaigns: The BISP actively educates the public about eligibility criteria and the importance of accurate information.

Conclusion

he decision to remove 20 lakh women from the Benazir Kafalat Program shows that BISP wants to make sure help goes only to those who truly need it the most. Even though this might be difficult for some people in the short term, it’s an important step to make the system fairer and more effective for everyone in Pakistan.