Reaching the Poorest in Pakistan Through an Integrated Social Protection Systems

1. REACHING THE POOREST IN PAKISTAN
THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Presented by:
Iftikhar Malik
Senior Social Protection Specialist | Country Sector Coordinator for Human Development
SASHD I The World Bank
mmalik@worldbank.org

2. 2009 2012
SYSTEMS APPROACH
Zakat
1980s
Provincial
Programs
2000s
Bait-ul-
Maal
1990s
Limited coverage,
fragmented & poorly
targeted
2000s1980s
PAK SP
STRATEGY
2007
BISP
2008
SP as an effective mechanism
for redistribution and
poverty alleviation
2007 2008
SP
System
CONTEXT AND GENESIS
Towards Social Protection Systems

3. EFFECTIVE TARGETING
• Adoption of PMT
and completion of
Poverty Scorecard
Census
(27 Million HH – 180
Million people)
• Triangulation of PSC
with National unique
ID Database)
• GPS based National
Registry of Poor
(data sharing
protocols
operationalized)
EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION
• 3.8 million debit cards for
SSN cash transfers in 3
years (Revolutionizing G2P
Payments after testing of
3 payment mechanisms )
• Technology based
Grievance Redressal
(more than 500 touch
points connected through
internet)
• Robust M&E
(Comprehensive MIS,
Process Evaluation, Spot
Checks, Impact Evaluation)
OUTREACH AND EXPANSION
• 7 million families (42 Million
people) identified for SN CTs
whereas 4.5 million families are
being paid.
• CCT for primary education (test
phase in 5 districts ongoing,
rollout scheduled for 2013/14)
• Piloting of Health Insurance for
poor (45,000 families enrolled in
a pilot district) and learning being
shared with provinces
• Testing of Skills Development for
graduation (provincial
consultations underway)
Key Elements of Social Protection Systems
A Platform for Program INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION
of Social Protection Systems
GAINS

4. Application of National
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
G2P PAYMENTS
through Debit
Cards
(Floods CT,
Education
Stipends, IDPs)
PROGRAM DESIGN
through Lessons
form
Implementation
(Health Insurance,
Skills Development,
Disaster Response)
CONTROL AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
through robust
beneficiary
communications
and M&E (Spot
Checks, Process and
Impact Evaluations)
TARGETTING
through National
Poverty Registry
(PPAF, PBM, Edu.
Foundations)

5. Challenges
Financing Social Protection – through targeting of general subsidies
(redistribution) and investments through provincial budgets
Effective Federal and Provincial Partnerships - in the context of administrative
and fiscal devolution and to agree on respective roles to provide minimum
assistance package to the poor
Political Transition - continuity of policies beyond national elections 2013
Explaining the context of Social Protection - stronger perception of “handout”
rather than a development investment

6. Recap of Results
Processes
• Separation of functions for Data Collection , Data Processing, Eligibility
Determination and Payments, coordinated by Federal SSN Authority
• Paradigm shift in beneficiary communications through a combination of
various tools.
Systems
• National Poverty Registry for Improving targeting Efficiency of Pro Poor
Programs (Federal and Provincial)
• Revolution in Branchless Banking platform for delivery of technology
based payments to ensure Timely and Secure G2P Payments
Impacts
• Reaching more than 4.5 million families (27 Million people for SN CTs )
and 1 million households (7 Million people for flood emergency CTs)
• Empowerment of Women (more than 15 million new ID Cards) and their
Financial inclusion (more than 3 million poor women have access to
formal banking for the first time)

7. THANK YOU