One million families to get life insurance facility
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Director, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Sukkur Region Qasim Bughio said that one million poor families would get life insurance facility under the BISP and termed it a New Year gift from the government to the masses.
While talking to newsmen here on Tuesday he said that 150,000 mobile phones have been distributed among the poor families in the first phase in the four districts including Larkana, Musa Khel, Layyah and Batgram to enable them avail modern mobile phone banking system and get monthly financial assistance in transparent manner. More BISP beneficiaries will be able to avail the facility, he added.
He said that the BISP registered families would get Rs 100,000 within 15 days after the death of their family head under the life insurance scheme. He said that well over 50 per cent work of the poverty survey had been completed.
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