Minister
of State and Chairperson BISP MNA Marvi Memon visited Thatta and Sujawal today
where she spot checked the ongoing BISP survey for National Socio-Economic
Registry (NSER) update at Makli and Kalakot.
In Thatta and Sujawal, BISP door to
door survey is about to close. Door to door survey that started early this year
covered all the 5 tehsils, 34 union councils of Thatta and 4 tehsils, 29 Union
Councils of Sujawal. Survey in Thatta was conducted by BISP partner firm AASA
CONSULTING, that has surveyed 345436 households against the estimated caseload
of 2704196.
While interacting with enumerators
and public for their feedback, Chairperson said that the data collected through
this survey is vital for the development planning, so no compromise will be
made on quality of data. She added that by completing this high-tech survey on
an apolitical basis, the incumbent government will not only render valuable
service for the poorest of the country but will provide a model to the world to
follow. She urged them to provide the correct information about their
households.
Chairperson BISP visited homes in UC
Kalakot, UC Gujjo, Village Murad Memon and Village Kenjhar Lake where she
inspected the survey receipts and counter checked the information of the
household with BISP database. Speaking on the occasion, she said that BISP survey
for NSER update is top-notch and exemplary as the data is being collected
through technology enabled tablets . The performance and coverage quality is
ensured through a Visual Monitoring Coverage Assurance (VMCA) system developed
by BISP MIS (Management Information System) system that monitors universal
coverage and performance of the survey teams.
Chairperson
BISP also held meeting with 300 women leaders from Thatta, each representing a
BISP Beneficiary Committee (BBC). Speaking to them, she said that BISP has
embarked upon a silent women empowerment revolution through the goldmine
platform of BISP Beneficiary Committees (BBCs). 60000 BBCs that bring
1.25 million women from all across Pakistan is empowering women through
education and awareness. This social mobilization on vital issues of
importance like education of children, basic counting, nutrition, mother child
health, gender violence and E- commerce would define the future of Pakistan by
making women financially and socially empowered. Ms Memon said that the
partnership of BISP with WFP would go a long way in war against stunting and
malnutrition in Pakistan. She listened to the concerns of women leaders and
directed BISP officials to resolve their problems on priority basis.
Later,
the Chairperson along with Minister of State Ayaz Ali Shah Shirazi attended a
conversion function where 30 non-muslims embraced Islam. Minister Ayaz said
that federal government is making sincere efforts to eradicate poverty from
Pakistan.
