Mandate
Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety is enabled to achieve that vision through its mandate of:
- Providing necessities i.e., food and shelter
- Providing secure livelihoods
- Investing in human capital
- Monitoring effective implementation of policies and strategies across federal and provincial institutions.
Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety is also the governing Ministry for four organizations that have the mandate of providing relief to the poor. These organizations are as under:
- Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
- Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal (PBM)
- Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF)
- Trust for Voluntary Organizations (TVO)
Besides, This Ministry is also entrusted to collect & disburse Zakat to Provinces and other areas.