The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is all set to initiate the pilot phase of new poverty survey after Ramzan followed by national roll out in January 2017.
To make new poverty survey accurate and dynamic, two different approaches – desk approach (self registration) and door-to-door approach – will be utilised in the pilot phase districts. The second approach will be used in 12 pilot districts while the desk approach will be used in the rest of four pilot districts, an official of BISP told APP on Sunday.
“It has been decided in principle that whole of the country will be covered equally in the upcoming survey and no area will be left out,” he informed.
The National Socio Economic Registry (NSER) updation would be another milestone for the BISP, he said said, adding that it had geared up all its efforts for NSER update.
Keeping in view all the factors like low accessibility and difficult terrain and security situation, modern techniques would be used in the upcoming survey, he stated.
No political interference would be allowed and the BISP would make sure that no deserving person was left out in new poverty survey, he pledged.
The BISP chairperson is visiting the pilot phase districts in a bid to devise an effective strategy for resurvey in consultation with local government, administration and other stakeholders and to create awareness among masses regarding resurvey, he further commented.