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Regional Workshop on Social Assistance & Conditional Cash Transfers

ADB Headquarters, Manila, 23 to 24 July 2009Presentation by

Omer Bin Zia, Director / Deputy Secretary

Benazir Income Support Programme

Government of Pakistan

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Sequence of Presentation Economic & Demographic Context

Cash Transfers Basics

BISP Objectives & Coverage

Original Design of BISP

Reformed Design of BISP

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2005-2007

Inflation: over 10% Food Inflation: 13-15%

2007-2008 Oil price shock, inflation rate doubled

Purchasing power since 2005 ~ halved

Inflation in 2008-2009 was above 20%

Urgent need for direct and speedy relief

Economic Context

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Pakistans Demographic Profile

All 4 provinces, including FATA, AJK, FANA & ICT

Households 25 mPopulation 166 m

Assumed Poverty Line: 33%

Bottom 33% Bottom 20% Bottom 10%

Households 8.2 m 5.0 m 2.5 m

Population 55.0 m 33.2 m 17 m

Source: Pakistan Economic Survey, 2007-08; adjusted for AJK & FANA population

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Complements other social protection instruments

and services like health, education etc.

Confers dignity and choice.

Lower transaction cost and higher value to

beneficiaries than in-kind support. Impacts short term food security and long term

alleviation of poverty.

BISP can serve as a mechanism to deliver cashassistance in times of natural disasters/ crisis in

affected areas.

Why Cash Transfer?

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Musts for Cash Transfers Be timely

Temporary so as not to create dependency

Not too large, so as not to jeopardize workincentives or have an inflationary effect

Must end as livelihood bounces back

Careful attention to design and implementation

Careful monitoring and evaluation

Eligibility criteria to be predefined, transparent,easy to explain and simple to administer

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A measure to compensate low income families for

reduction of purchasing power. A cash grant of Rs. 2000/ every alternate month.

Only one benefit per family.

Empowering Women: Only female recipients:Female head of family or adult female member of

the family can be a recipient.

BISP Objectives

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BISP Coverage Allocation for 2008-09: Rs 34 bn (US$ 425 m)

~ 0.3% of GDP Target coverage (3.5 million families) ~ 15% of the

population

Allocation for 2009-10: Rs.70 bn (US$ 875 m) Target beneficiary families for 2009-10: 5 million

Plans over the medium term to extend coverage to 7

million families by 2010-2011

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Organizational Structure A Federal Programme

An autonomous organization A high powered Management Board

A Programme Implementation Unit at Federal level

- Operations Department- Finance and Accounting Department

- Administration Department

Provincial Offices

Divisional Offices

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Original Design of BISP

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Separation of Functions Functional Separation for Transparency and

Efficiency

BISP Parliamentarians NADRA Pakistan Post

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Targeting - 1 Eligibility Criteria

Monthly income less than Rs. 6000 No family member in government service

Possession of no or less than 3 acres of agricultural

land or up to 3 marlas residential property

Possession of Computerized National Identity Card

Should not be beneficiary of other support programmes

Should not have an account with a foreign bank

Should not possess a passport or an Overseas Pakistani

identity card

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Targeting - 2 Identification of applicants / recipients through

democratically elected Parliamentarians. Equal number of forms distributed to each

Parliamentarian

Attestation by local level representatives ofParliamentarians and Union Councilors

Screening / Verification of basic criteria through

checks with National Database & RegistrationAuthority (NADRA)

Cost effective & quick targeting process

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Benefits Level A cash grant of Rs. 2000/ every alternate

month.

Rs. 1000 = 20% increase in income forfamily earning Rs. 5000/ pm

At prevalent prices Rs. 1000 payout is sufficientto finance 20-25 days flour needs of a family

with 5-6 individuals

Rs. 1000/ pm not a labor disincentive onlywomen family member is recipient

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Payment Mechanism Postal Money Orders of Rs. 2000 every

alternate month through Pakistan Post

Accessibility and Affordability main advantages

System also Reliable and Safe

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Monitoring of Payments

Internal monitoring mechanisms of Pakistan PostDepartment

External Monitoring through BISP Provincial andRegional Offices

Pakistan Post reports monthly (electronically) toBISP on payments, with list/addresses of housesand name of postman making the delivery

Eligibility and Payment status available on BISPwebsite www.bisp.gov.pk

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Special Initiatives of BISP Emergency Relief Package launched for:

Internally Dislocated Persons (IDPs) from

Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Swat

due to Operations against terrorists Earthquake affected districts of Baluchistan

province

Victims of bomb blasts and terrorism

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Reformed Design of BISP

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Separation of Functions Functional Separation for Transparency and

Efficiency maintained in reformed design:

BISP Poverty Scorecard

Survey by PartnerOrganizations

NADRA Smart Card &

Pakistan Post

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BISP Reform Plan

Test Phase of Poverty Scorecard Survey

Nationwide Rollout of Survey

Phased transition of benefits to families

identified through PMT based targeting Expansion / addition of complementary

programmes

Graduation / Exit Strategy

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Test Phase Survey- Improved Targeting

Poverty Scorecard adopted

Three survey organizations

Approximate number of households: 2.5million

NADRA to handle the:

Data entry, validation and verification

Apply Proxy Means Testing formula through an

MIS

A cut off score to be decided by governmentbased on the pilot results and funds availability

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Test Phase Survey- Improved Targeting

Survey of households in 16 districts in all 4

provinces and AJK/NA Districts selected on the basis of poverty level,

presence of survey organization, accessibility

and law & order situation Process evaluation and spot check consultants

appointed to ensure the quality

Formulation of transition strategy forbeneficiaries

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Test Phase -Implementation Status

Enumeration / data collection Completed in 5 districts in June 2009 by 1st partner

To be completed by end-July 2009 in 5 districts by 2nd

partner

To be completed by mid-August 2009 in 6 districts by 3rd

partner

Data Entry, Validation / Verification and CaseManagement MIS being developed by NADRA

Data processing completion expected by end-August

Payments in pilot districts under new targeting tostart from September 2009

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Management Information System

Targeting and Eligibility

Grievance Redressal/ Case Management

Payments & Financial Reconciliation

Monitoring and Evaluation

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Graduation / Exit Strategy

Discussions initiated with Development

Partners:

Vocational Training / Skills Development

Micro-Finance / Income Generating Projects

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Challenges Vulnerable economy

Law and Order

Political commitment

Social accountability

Institutional capacity

BISPs capacity to handle a nationwide rollout andsubsequent operations

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Thank you

References:

1. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Director General (Operations) BISP.

2. Grosh, M., Ninno, C., Tesliuc, E. & Ouerghi, A. (2008), The Designand Implementation of Effective Safety Nets: For Protection &

Promotion The World Bank, Washington, D.C.

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