Disbursement of Rs. 25000 to flood affected families under BISP continues

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (DNA): Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is
ensuring speedy disbursement of Rs.25,000 each to the flood affected
families of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit
Baltistan under Flood Relief Cash Assistance.

According to the BISP, a total of 139,985 flood affected families in
Balochistan have received Rs. 3,499,625,000 and 1,116,260 affected
families of Sindh have received Rs. 27,906,500,000. In Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa 141,623 families have received Rs. 3,540,575,000 whereas
167,614 families of Punjab have received Rs. 4,190,350,000. In Gilgit
Baltistan, 219 flood affected families have also received Rs. 5,457,000.

Till Saturday evening, the BISP has so far disbursed Rs.39,142,525,000
among 1,565,701 flood affected families. So far, 3,469 flood affected
families in Balochistan; 116,677 families in Sindh; 14,034 families in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 13,807 families in Punjab and 116 flood affected
families in Gilgit Baltistan have received the financial assistance.

A total of 148,103 flood affected families have received financial
assistance today from different campsites established in flood hit
areas. A control room has been established at Benazir Income Support
Programme headquarters to ensure smooth payments.