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Punjab Unveils Self-Funded Flood Payouts, Rejects Broad BISP Use

A new Relief Card will channel fixed cash compensation to victims across 27 districts.

Overview

  • Officials said only people already registered with the Benazir Income Support Programme remain eligible through that registry, with no broader use of BISP for flood aid.
  • The package sets Rs1 million for destroyed homes, Rs500,000 for partially damaged homes, Rs20,000 per acre for affected farmland, and Rs500,000 per lost head of livestock.
  • The province will finance the response from its own resources without foreign assistance, according to the information minister.
  • Distribution will run through a Relief Card alongside large field operations that include over 2,200 relief and rescue teams and thousands of survey staff.
  • No date has been provided for disbursements as breached Sutlej embankments continue to hinder access, with one gap reported at 400 feet and repairs projected to take nearly two weeks.