Bacha Khan Poverty Alleviation Programme

Bacha Khan Poverty Alleviation Programme (BKPAP), named after Khudai-e-Khidmatgar movement leader, Bacha Khan, [1] was a public-private venture sponsored by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government,[2] and executed by the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), in the selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[3][4]

Major components of the poverty alleviation programme included executing community-based uplift projects, social mobilisation, skill development and cash grants to a selected segment of the target areas. Implementation of a health insurance scheme in the target districts was also part of the programme.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Initiative for poverty alleviation". DAWN. 14 June 2010.
  2. "Poverty alleviation programme to undergo third party evaluation". DAWN. 3 March 2013.
  3. "The future of poverty reduction programmes in KP". DAWN. 13 May 2013.
  4. "SRSP to provide free health insurance to 32,000 families". The Nation. 21 May 2012.
  5. "NWFP govt has funds but little expertise: Poverty alleviation plan". DAWN. 17 February 2009.
  6. "SRSP activists share gains in flood-hit areas". The Nation. 5 April 2012.
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