BISP, MoFEPT & WFP collaborate on school meal programme for Balochistan

ISLAMABAD, July 04 (SABAH): Secretary Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Amer Ali Ahmad on Thursday co-chaired a meeting along with Mohyuddin Wani, Secretary Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training at BISP headquarters, as a follow-up for the implementation of PM directive on School Meals Programme.
Ms. Coco Ushiyama, Country Director WFP was also present along with her team including the representative of WFP from Balochistan Dr. Faaria Ahsan, who participated virtually. The meeting was also attended by the Secretary School Education Balochistan as well as representatives of relevant ministries. The session focused on the development of a school meal programme under the PM directive for providing nutritious meals in 500 public sector schools across the lagging districts of Balochistan, utilizing the BISP database.

The meeting reviewed the progress made on the School Meal Programme and decided on a follow-up meeting next week to delineate roles and responsibilities in the implementation plan. The session was informed that progress is on track and the Balochistan government along with WFP and BISP have listed 500 schools in Balochistan.