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The Punjab Benevolent Fund pays grants to Punjab government employees and their families in Pakistan, and you can check your grant status online through the Board’s Benevolent Fund Management System.
The Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund Board has run the fund since 1960, under the Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund Ordinance 1960. It covers serving and retired Punjab provincial government employees, and the widows and children of deceased government servants.
The fund is made of compulsory monthly contributions deducted from every Punjab government employee’s pay at source. The current rate of contribution is 3% of basic salary.
Apply only through bfms.punjab.gov.pk. No agent can guarantee a grant, and the Board does not charge a fee for any grant form or status check. Never pay anyone who offers to approve a grant.
How to Check Your Benevolent Fund Status Online in Pakistan#
Check your grant status on BFMS, the Benevolent Fund Management System. The system tracks applications in real time, so the status you see is the current position of your case.
- Open bfms.punjab.gov.pk.
- Click on the “Online Status Check” option.
- Enter your CNIC number in the dedicated box.
- Submit the application for verification.
- Your case status shows on the screen. Follow the identifying fields shown there, including CNIC information where requested.
The status page covers Scholarship, Marriage, Funeral and other grant cases. If the portal does not open, do not assume your application has been rejected. Try again later, or contact the Board office at 042-99204035.
Grants Paid by the Punjab Benevolent Fund#
The Board pays five types of financial assistance. Each grant has its own form, its own documents and its own qualifying rules.
| Grant | Who qualifies | Amount |
| Educational Scholarship | Children of serving, retired, deceased or disabled Punjab government employees | Varies by education level and employee category |
| Marriage Grant | Marriage of an eligible daughter | Rs 80,000 (gazetted BS-16 to 22); Rs 55,000 (non-gazetted BS-1 to 15) |
| Funeral Grant | Death of an employee or a dependent family member | Rs 35,000, one time, all grades |
| Monthly Grant | Spouse after the death or invalidation of an employee | Rs 3,000 to Rs 15,500 per month by grade |
| Farewell Grant | Qualifying retirement, invalid retirement or certain death-in-service cases | Equal to the employee’s last basic pay |
The monthly grant rises with the deceased employee’s grade. Gazetted officers get Rs 6,500 per month for BS-16 to 17, Rs 11,500 for BS-18 to 19, and Rs 15,500 for BS-20 and above.
Non-gazetted staff get Rs 3,000 for BS-1 to 10 and Rs 3,500 for BS-11 to 15.
A widow gets the monthly grant for life if the death was in service, and for 15 years if the death followed retirement. A daughter gets it until her marriage or until she turns 21, whichever comes first.
The claim goes through the deceased employee’s own department, not directly to the Fund. It must reach the Benevolent Fund Board within three years of the death in office.
Benevolent Fund Scholarships for Employees’ Children#
The educational scholarship supports the children of Punjab government employees from school to university and professional education, from Matric to Graduation and technical studies.
Children of serving, retired, deceased and disabled Punjab provincial government employees are eligible. The student must not be receiving any other government scholarship.
Applications are invited in January each calendar year. The 2025-26 scholarship window ran from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026, and it is now closed. The advertisement was published in the Daily Jang on 21 December 2025.
The Board also publishes a special scholarship of Rs 50,000 for students who secure 90% or more marks in Matriculation or a higher examination.
Forms and Documents for the Punjab Benevolent Fund#
Download a fresh form from the Board’s website instead of using an old PDF received through WhatsApp or saved several years ago. The Board lists five forms: Scholarship, Marriage, Funeral, Monthly and Farewell.
- Where to get the form: download it from bfms.punjab.gov.pk, or collect it from the Administrator Officer Benevolent Fund at Alfalah Building, Lahore, or from the Deputy Commissioner and Chairman District Benevolent Fund of your district.
- Scholarship documents: the prescribed application form, the Detailed Marks Certificate, the CNIC of the government employee, student or applicant, the latest computerized pay slip for a serving employee or the PPO for a retired employee, and an affiliation letter.
- Result card: the result card for the academic year 2025, issued by the Board or University. Internet-generated result cards are not accepted.
- Phone number: enter a phone number on the form that is not on a converted network. Messages may not reach a ported number, and the department will not be held responsible.
Where you submit depends on your grade. Gazetted officers (Grade 16 to 22) and non-gazetted Secretariat employees (Grade 1 to 15) apply to the Provincial Benevolent Fund at Al-Falah Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore.
Non-gazetted employees (BS-01 to 15) of Attached Departments apply to the District Benevolent Fund Board of their own district.
Detailed instructions for processing, filing complaints and checking status are printed on the back of the application form. Follow them carefully.
Federal Benevolent Fund#
The Punjab fund covers Punjab provincial employees only. Federal government employees are covered by a separate fund, the Federal Employees Benevolent and Group Insurance Funds, which covers more than 649,000 federal employees.
The federal benevolent fund and group insurance guide covers its subscription, sum assured and farewell grant.
Frequently Asked Questions#
How do I check benevolent fund status online? Open bfms.punjab.gov.pk, click “Online Status Check”, enter your CNIC and submit. The system tracks Scholarship, Marriage, Funeral and other grant cases in real time.
If the portal does not open, try again later or call the Board at 042-99204035.
Which grants does the Punjab Benevolent Fund pay? Five: educational scholarship, marriage grant (Rs 80,000 gazetted, Rs 55,000 non-gazetted), funeral grant (Rs 35,000), monthly grant (Rs 3,000 to Rs 15,500 by grade), and farewell grant (equal to last basic pay).
Who can apply for the benevolent fund scholarship? Children of serving, retired, deceased or disabled Punjab provincial government employees, from Matric to Graduation and technical studies. The student must not be receiving any other government scholarship.
Applications are invited in January each year, and the 2025-26 window closed on 31 March 2026.
How long does a grant take? The Board does not publish a fixed processing time. Track your case on BFMS.
If the status does not move for a long time, contact the Board office at 042-99204035, or the government pension guide and the GP Fund guide for related retirement payments.
The Board office is at 1st Floor, Alfalah Building, The Mall, Lahore. Phone 042-99204035 or 042-36284877.
