Waseela-e-Taleem to reach 26 districts: BISP chairman

ISLAMABAD

The government has made all the arrangements for expanding Waseela-e-Taleem (access to education) programme under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to 26 additional districts in all provinces of the country.
Addressing the one day international conference on “Unfinished Agenda of Education in Pakistan: The Way Forward” organised by Ministry of Professional and Technical Training, BISP Chairman Enver Baig said the programme was launched by Gordon Brown on November 9, 2012, and was successfully tested in five districts.
He is honoured to receive this task from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to expand the coverage of BISP and expedite investment in human capital, starting with promotion of education amongst the poorest beneficiaries of the Programme.
He apprised the members of the conference about the Programme and added that the Prime Minister has a strong commitment to poverty alleviation through delivering targeted programmes to the poor as provided in the PML-N manifesto and the decision to continue further development and consolidation of “social protection system” developed under the programme by doubling its allocation in the current financial year budget is a strong testimony of this commitment.