Women empowerment through BISP: An analysis of the National Cash Transfer Program (NCTP) in Sindh from 2008-2018
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Dr. Shabana Tunio
Dr. Ghazala Shoukat
Dr. Muniza Shaikh
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| Abstract | Current study intended to analyze the Benazir income support program (BISP), empowering women economically, socially, and politically. This program was started in 2008 and National Cash Transfer Program (NCTP) is a core program of BISP. Vulnerable families are given a stipend every month Rs. 5000 which was Rs. 1000 in 2008. For this paper qualitative research was designed to analyze the outcomes of the program and purposive sampling methodology was applied in the selection of respondents. .40 women beneficiaries were interviewed and two Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted among male members to analyze the impact of the unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program on the empowerment of women. the universe for the present study was selected District Hyderabad, Sindh. The indicators of women empowerment were increased by self-image & confidence, mobility, Household decision-making and influence, employment and economic independence, saving and spending habits, market accessibility, health and education (human capital) and collective identity/action, marriage norms, notions of citizenship and political representation. Data were analyzed by using the thematic analysis method. Analysis of interviews and FGDs indicated a positive impact of the Benazir income support program on women's empowerment. In the last, some suggestions and recommendations were forwarded by the researcher in light of the findings of the study. |
| Keywords | Cash transfer program, empowerment, economic, mobility. |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Type | Research paper, manuscript, article |
| Recognized by | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC | Category | "Y" | Journal Name | IBT Journal of Business Studies | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | E02, E44, E71, E41, E45, F62, J11 | DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2020.16.02.03 | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2409-6520 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2414-8393 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Type of Review | Double Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/16.2/3.pdf | Page | 38-46 | References | Ambler, Kate, Brauw, D., & Alan. (2017). The impact of cash transferson women’s empowerment: Learning from Pakistan BISP program . Pakistan, South Asia: World Bank. Ahmad, Shahzad. (2018). Can BISP be used for Poverty Reduction? Journal of History Culture and Art Research. 7. 713. 10.7596/taksad.v7i3.1643. Cheema, I., Hunt, S., Javeed, S., Lone, T., & O’Leary, S. (June-2016). Benazir Income Supprot Program : Final Impact evaluation Report. UK: Oxford Policy Management. Cheema, I., Hunt, S., Javeed, S., Lone, T., & O’Leary, S. (April- 2014). Benazir Income Support Programme :First follow-up impact evaluation report. UK: Oxford Policy Management. Durr-e-Nayab, & Farooq, S. (2012). Effectiveness of Cash Transfer Programmes for Household Welfare in Pakistan: The case of the Benazir Income Support Programme . Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. Kabeer, N. (1999). Resources, agency, achievements: Reflections on the measurement of women’s empowerment. Development and Change, 30, 435– 464. . Malik, Z. K., Kiran, S., & Alam, M. (2013). The role of Benazir Income support Program in Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of the selected villages in District Peshawar. City University Research Journal , 35-45. Marvi. (2017, August 17). Bisp Is Championing Women Empowerment Through Social Mobilization. Press Release. Pakistan: Government of Pakistan. N. Zonaira, Hongwei H, Yaseen M. , Tariq.M, (2021) Rural women empowerment through social protection programs: A case of Benazir income support programme in Punjab, Pakistan, Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 20, Issue 2,Pages 67-74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssas.2020.11.005.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/ science/article/pii/S1658077X20300965). Saeed, M., K.f & Hayat, M. A, , (2020), “The Impact of Social Cash Transfers on Poverty in Pakistan-A Case Study of Benazir Income Support Programme,” MPRA Paper 99805, University Library of Munich, Germany. Sohail, Mariam. (2020). Women Empowerment and Economic Development-An Exploratory Study in Pakistan. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly. 4. 9. Shehzad, I. (2011). Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and its Impact on Women’s Empowerment . SAARC Journal of Human Resource Development , 71-81. Weinstein, F. S. (2019). Women’s Empowerment as a Policy for PovertyReduction in Haiti. USA: Walden University. Retrieved from h t t p s : / / s c h o l a r w o r k s . w a l d e n u . e d u / c g i / v i e w c o n t e n t . cgi?article=8371&context=dissertations |