Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) ( ur, ) is a

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and

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to help the poor and needy in Pakistan. PBM is a semi-autonomous body set up through a 1992 Act of the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...

Mission and objectives

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal significantly contributes to poverty alleviation through its various projects, including providing assistance to the destitute, widows, orphans, invalids, and other needy persons in the society. It provides financial assistance to the needy with emphasis on rehabilitation. PBM is assisting the poor in a variety of areas with the government funds.

Programs

*Special Program that provides financial help to deserving poor people earning less than Rupees10,000 a month *Educational assistance to the needy and orphans and financial aid for the non-affording and deserving students for higher professional education *Residential accommodation in shelter homes for the deserving homeless and abandoned elderly people *Set up free hospitals and rehabilitation centers for the poor to provide free medical treatment *Financial aid and grants to charitable institutions with educational & vocational training programs *Sponsor and promote self-employment schemes *Provide relief to the needy and poor during natural disasters Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal also is the sponsor of

Benazir Income Support Programme The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a federal unconditional cash transfer poverty reduction program in Pakistan. Launched in July 2008, it was the largest single social safety net program in the country with nearly Rs. 90 billion ($9 ...

. It also provides money to poor and deserving students of almost all universities of Pakistan.

References

External links

* Charities based in Pakistan Welfare in Pakistan 1992 establishments in Pakistan Organizations established in 1992 Pakistan federal departments and agencies {{Pakistan-gov-stub