{"id":40520,"date":"2023-12-27T13:23:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T13:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/bisp-receives-5372-applications-for-savings-scheme-so-far-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T13:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T13:23:15","slug":"bisp-receives-5372-applications-for-savings-scheme-so-far-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/bisp-receives-5372-applications-for-savings-scheme-so-far-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"BISP receives 5,372 applications for Savings Scheme so far – Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has received 5,372 applications so far under its newly launched \u2018Savings Scheme\u2019.
The BISP has recently launched its \u2018Savings Scheme\u2019 with the primary goal of instilling financial independence and promoting a savings culture among consumers enrolled in the scheme.<\/p>\n

Following the application submission, a \u2018Registration\u2019 process will be initiated, and upon successful completion of this stage applicants will become eligible for the \u2018Savings Scheme.\u2019<\/p>\n

This initiative aims to provide a financial buffer for unexpected expenses and emergencies, said a press release. Eligibility for the scheme is extended to needy families of BISP whose poverty score is up to 40 PMT not having regular employment.<\/p>\n

A substantial number of applications have been received from various regions, including 3,416 from Punjab province, 1,135 from Sindh province, 397 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 176 from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 117 from Balochistan, 79 from Gilgit Baltistan, and 52 from Islamabad. These applications have been submitted through the web portal provided by BISP.<\/p>\n

In the initial phase, the scheme will accommodate one hundred and fifty thousand customers on a first-come-first-served basis.
The Savings Scheme is open to both men and women, with one person per family eligible to apply. Upon joining the scheme, customers commit to a two-year tenure, during which they must save between Rs 500 to Rs 1000 in their dedicated \u2018Savings Accounts.\u2019 BISP will provide an additional forty percent of the gross savings to customers on a quarterly basis.<\/p>\n

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The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has received 5,372 applications so far under its newly launched \u2018Savings Scheme\u2019.The BISP has recently launched its \u2018Savings Scheme\u2019 with the primary goal of instilling financial independence and promoting a savings culture among consumers enrolled in the scheme. Following the application submission, a \u2018Registration\u2019 process will be initiated, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pakobserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bisp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t