BISP audit lists Rs1.79bn Poverty Graduation fund issues
A public BISP audit report for FY 2024-25 also cites Rs130 million in scholarships paid to benami university accounts and Rs970 million in unrecovered Conditional Cash Transfers.
Audit reports for BISP’s FY 2024-25 found illegal payments of more than Rs25 billion against 600,000 bogus CNICs.
Rs130 million in scholarships went into benami accounts linked to five major universities.
Proxy Means Test cases showed Rs530 million in irregularities; Rs970 million in Conditional Cash Transfers remained unrecovered.
7,020 women received Rs100 million through incorrect identification, against programme rules; Poverty Graduation funds showed Rs1.79 billion in irregularities.
The audit also raised questions over multi-billion-rupee agreements BISP officials signed with WHO and UNICEF.