Individual Financial Assistance (IFA)


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Through Individual Financial Assistance (IFA) the poor, widows, destitute women, orphans and disabled persons are supported through general assistance, education, medical treatment and rehabilitation. 

IFA Policy

Objectives

aa   Fulfilment of immediate need of the poor.
aa   Medical treatment of major ailments and disabilities of the poor patients
aa   Economic empowerment through rehabilitation.
aa  Education stipends to deserving and brilliant poor students of educational and technical institutions in the Public Sector

Enrolment Criteria

aa  Assistance is provided to the needy individuals on first come first basis having no support or source of income in following order of priority:-
aa  All poor suffering misery and unable to overcome circumstances within available resources.
aa  He victims of sudden fall in economic status due to unpredictable circumstances.
aa  A person suffering with severe physical or mental disability and unable to earn a livelihood.
aa  A deserving woman who is a widow or divorced or separated with liability to raise her children with no source or regular source of income.
aa   An invalid or infirm person secluded from family or deprived of relatives and having no source of income.
aa   Monthly income not more than Rs.30,000/- 

Ineligible

aa   The Govt. servants (Including those on contract and their family members are not eligible to apply for IFA. Employees serving in public sector, organizations, corporations, autonomous bodies are also not eligible to apply.
aa   The applicant should not be beneficiary of similar subsistance from any other govt. organization.

Salient Features

aa   Any individual can apply for general finance assistance once a year only. Any of the two services i.e. (i) Medical treatment (ii) General financial assistance (iii) Education stipend (iv) Individual rehabilitation may be granted simultaneously within a period of one year to the same applicant. However, general financial assistance and rehabilitation cannot be combined. For IFA (General) preference will be given to widows, infirm and disabled every year. Other categories of individuals would be catered only twice in the entire life. Preference would be given to accommodate them in other dispensations i-e IFA (Medical), IFA (Education), IFA (Rehabilitation) as per requirement

IFA EDUCATION

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) provides education assistance to the deserving poor students of Government Schools/Universities/Colleges/Institutes. Students studying on regular/merit basis in Government institutes are considered for education assistance whereas self-financed/self-sustained students and those studying in private institutes are not eligible under PBM policy. Moreover, those students whose parents are Government servants are also ineligible for education assistance.

CRITERIA OF SELECTION FOR EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES

aa  Application containing residential address, signature or thumb impression of the applicant alongwith valid CNIC of applicant and patients (B-Form if applicant less than 18 years).
aa   Bonafide certificate on PBM proforma from concerned govt institutions signed by Head of the Institution.
aa  Testimonial (copy of cetificates)
aa  Affidavit (filled by parents)
aa  Fee slip/ Fee structure of the concerned institution.

IFA GENERAL (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE)

A person having monthly income uptoRs. 30,000/- p.m will be treated as poor & is eligible for receiving financial assistance under IFA General.

CRITERIA OF SELECTION FOR EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES

aa  All poor suffering misery and unable to overcome circumstances within available resources.
aa  The victims of sudden fall in economic status due to unpredictable circumstances.
aa  A person suffering with severe physical or mental disability and unable to earn livelihood.
aa  A deserving woman who is a widow or divorcee or separated with liability to raise her children with no source or regular source of income.
aa  An invalid or infirm person secluded from family or deprived of relatives and having no source of income.

SPECIAL FRIENDS (DISABLED PERSONS)

aa  In the history of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, first time a family that consists of 02 or more disabled person has been given status of Special Friend of PBM. Which mean, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, provides financial assistance to these special friends amounting to Rs.20,000/- to a family having one special person and Rs. 30,000/- to a family having two or more special persons.

Area of Support

aa   Financial Assistance

aa  Standard Wheel Chairs

aa   Customized Wheel Chairs

aa   Artificial Limbs.

aa   Hearing Aids

CRITERIA OF SELECTION FOR SPECIAL FRIENDS PROJECT (SFP)

   Financial Assistance:-

aa   Application at PBM prescribed proforma alongwith copy of valid CNIC.

aa   B-Form (in case of minor)

aa  Disability certificate or NADRA CNIC having disability monogram


   Standard Wheel Chairs:-

aa   Application at PBM prescribed proforma alongwith copy of valid CNIC.

aa   B-Form (in case of minor)

aa  Disability certificate or photograph showing disability or recommendation from a medical practitioner of Government hospital or recommendation of Director (Medical)

aa  Senior citizens (having age 60 or above)


   Customized Wheel Chairs:-

aa   Submission online application by persons with disabilities (PWDs) at PBM website for 21 selected districts. (Islamabad, Bhimber, Kotli, Gujranwala, Jhang, Rahim Yar Khan, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Haripur, Lakki Marwat, Tank, South Waziristan, Chaghi, Washuk, Noshki, Kharan, Sibbi, Qilla Abdullah, Ziarat, Gilgit).

aa   Disability certificate issued from Provinical/Regional Social Welfare Department/Ministry of Human Rights or CNIC indicating disability or disability certificate from any Government hospital alongwith with photograph showing disability.


   Hearing Aids/Artificial Limbs:-

aa   Application at PBM prescribed proforma alongwith copy of valid CNIC.

aa   Detail of estimate from any Government hospital alongwith medical tests reports

aa   Disclaimer by Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal.

aa   Undertaking about about Sehat Sahulat Card Program.

aa   NOC from DMO Sehat Sahulat Programme which informs that requested treatment is not covered under the program