The Punjab government has started registration of poor people across the country. So that they can benefit from the welfare programs of the government. The registration process for the Ehsaas program 8171 has been named PSER Punjab Socio-Economic Registry after 2022.
To be eligible for cash payments under BISP, families must earn less than RS 6,000 per month; equivalent to $67. Further eligibility requirements stipulate that:
Families must have a female applicant holding a valid ID card
An individual applicant must be a widowed or divorced woman without male family members
Eligible families include those with physically or mentally disabled individuals
Families deemed ineligible for cash payments through BISP include those with:
Members employed by the Pakistani government, army, or any other government-affiliated agency
Members drawing a pension or receiving post-retirement benefits from the government
Family members owning more than 3 acres of farmland or more than 80 square yards of residential land
Members receiving income from other sources
Members holding a machine readable passport
Members with a National Identity Card for Overseas citizens
Members with a bank account excluding microfinance banks and those catering to low-income families[4]
List of Chairpersons of Benazir Income Support Program
