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Federal government removed _________ beneficiaries from Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as “undeserving”.
A820,165
B600,165
C720,165
DNone of these
Correct answer
A. 820,165
Explanation
The federal government on Tuesday 26th Dec 2019 gave approval to the removal of 820,165 names from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) database, describing the beneficiaries as “undeserving”. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting after Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar informed it that the database of the BISP was being revised to exclude “undeserving” persons, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said while addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference.