53 lakh disadvantaged people getting allowances

The government has brought an estimated of 53 lakh disadvantaged people under the programme for allowances for elderly, destitute, insolvent, disabled and other section of people across the country, reports BSS. “Around 53 lakh disadvantaged people like elderly, destitute, insolvent disabled, tea garden workers and other section of people are getting allowances across the country,” Social Welfare Secretary M Jillar Rahman told the news agency yesterday.
He said the number of allowance beneficiaries of the country is increasing and the programme is being extended across the country aimed at bringing those under mainstream of the society by improving their livelihood. “The government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly to ensure social safety net across the country aimed at turning Bangladesh into a poverty and hunger-free country and improving the socio-economic condition of the extreme poor,” Rahman said. According to the social welfare ministry, a total of 31.50 lakh people aged 65 years and above are receiving old-age allowance of Taka 500 each, 11.50 lakh distressed women are getting allowances of Taka 500 each across the country and 7.50 lakh insolvent disabled people are also receiving allowances at taka 600 each.
Besides, the government has also been operating programmes for bringing downtrodden section of the people, especially for the tea garden workers, transgender, humiliated section of people (Dalit) and gypsy community, to improve livelihoods and life standard, it showed.
The information mentioned that the government has also been providing stipend for disabled students and some 70,000 students are getting stipend at four stages.
The government launched the safety net campaign across the country providing old-age allowance, widow allowance, divorced women, disabled allowance, distressed women allowance, poor pregnant women’s allowance, financially insolvent freedom fighter remuneration, subsidised open market sale, Vulnerable Group Development (VGD), Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF), Test Relief (TR), food for work and programme for friendly food, it said. In line with the government’s initiatives, various projects under the social safety net have been undertaken to improve the lifestyle of the extreme poor people.

53 lakh disadvantaged people getting allowances

The government has brought an estimated of 53 lakh disadvantaged people under the programme for allowances for elderly, destitute, insolvent, disabled and other section of people across the country, reports BSS. Around 53 lakh disadvantaged people like elderly, destitute, insolvent disabled, tea garden workers and other section of people are getting allowances across the country, Social Welfare Secretary M Jillar Rahman told the news agency yesterday. He said the number of allowance beneficiaries of the country is increasing and the programme is being extended across the country aimed at bringing those under mainstream of the society by improving their livelihood. The government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly to ensure social safety net across the country aimed at turning Bangladesh into a poverty and hunger-free country and improving the socio-economic condition of the extreme poor, Rahman said. According to the social welfare ministry, a total of 31.50 lakh people aged 65 years and above are receiving old-age allowance of Taka 500 each, 11.50 lakh distressed women are getting allowances of Taka 500 each across the country and 7.50 lakh insolvent disabled people are also receiving allowances at taka 600 each. Besides, the government has also been operating programmes for bringing downtrodden section of the people, especially for the tea garden workers, transgender, humiliated section of people (Dalit) and gypsy community, to improve livelihoods and life standard, it showed. The information mentioned that the government has also been providing stipend for disabled students and some 70,000 students are getting stipend at four stages. The government launched the safety net campaign across the country providing old-age allowance, widow allowance, divorced women, disabled allowance, distressed women allowance, poor pregnant womens allowance, financially insolvent freedom fighter remuneration, subsidised open market sale, Vulnerable Group Development (VGD), Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF), Test Relief (TR), food for work and programme for friendly food, it said. In line with the governments initiatives, various projects under the social safety net have been undertaken to improve the lifestyle of the extreme poor people.