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What is Khud Mukhtar?

(English) The Khud Mukhtar program aims to contribute towards building and improving human capital among poverty-stricken households. Under this Program, members of selected Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) beneficiary households are provided productive assets worth up to PKR 150,000 to earn their livelihood as a way to improve economic inclusion. These efforts are enhanced through Labor Market Readiness (LMR) training.

Who is Eligible for Khud Mukhtar?

(English) An eligible beneficiary of the Labor Market Readiness (LMR) package is a married couple between the ages 18 – 35, from Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) beneficiary households, as identified through the National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER). An eligible beneficiary for the Livelihood Support Grant will be a beneficiary who has completed the LMR package.

What Khud Mukhtar Offers?

(English) The Khud Mukhtar program aims to help married couples belonging to Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) beneficiary households overcome the challenges of a lack of earning opportunities, engaging them in income generation activities with productive assets.

(English) Economic Inclusion: Promoting economic inclusion via the provision of technical assistance, goods and training to impoverished and vulnerable eligible married couples (age 18 – 35), including: (a) Labour Market Readiness training; (b) Livelihood Support Grants (“LSGs”) or the Productive Assets; and (c) Intensive coaching aimed at improving economic productive behaviour to help increase the financial resilience of households of the eligible young parents