The Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Farzana Raja has said that launch of Waseela-e-Taleem would pave the way for poor children to get quality education.
She was chairing the meeting of Executive Board of BISP, which was held here on Sunday. The meeting was attended by the Federal Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Sector Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Chairman Silk Bank Shaukat Tareen, Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Professor Ijaz Nabi,. Shams Qasim Lakha, Arif Nizami, and Secretary BISP Muhammad Sher Khan.
The Board was given a comprehensive briefing on various social welfare initiatives being undertaken by BISP for the poorest of the poor population of Pakistan including Cash Grants, Waseela-e-Haq, Waseela-e-Rozgar, Waseela-e-Sehet and also the upcoming initiative of Waseela-e-Taleem.
The members supported the noble mission of BISP and showed keen interest in these initiatives. They also showed satisfaction that BISP is playing a leading role for social uplift in the country. The progress made by BISP so far was reviewed and various structural and operational aspects were discussed in order to further enhance the efficacy and performance of the programme.
Waseela-e-Taleem will spread education: Farzana
