Dhaka, June 13 – The government is going to bring nearly a quarter of the families in the country under the social safety net programmes in the next financial year. The government has planned to allocate Tk. 74,367 crore in the sector, which is 14.21 percent of
In the revised budget of FY2018-19, the allocation was Tk. 64,404 crore.
“We are increasing the allocation for the social safety net sector every year to ameliorate the condition of the poor. By now, nearly a quarter of the families in the country has been covered under the social safety net
“We are also implementing various
In his budgetary proposal,
The poverty rate was 40.0 percent in 2005, which has been brought down to 21.8 percent in 2018. The government has declared to reduce poverty to 12.30 percent and the extreme poverty rate to 4.50 percent by 2023-24.
However, the finance minister placed a set of proposals to widen the remit of social safety net
Increase the state honorarium for the valiant freedom fighters to Tk 12,000 from Tk 10,000.
Increasing the number of recipients of adult allowances from 40 lakh to 44 lakh, for widows and victims of domestic violence from 14 lakh to 17 lakh, and beneficiaries of allowances for all insolvent persons with disabilities from 10 lakh to 15.45 lakh.
Recipient of stipends for disabled students will be increased to 1 lakh from 90,000. Rate of the stipend would be increased from Tk 700 to Tk 750 for primary students, from Tk 750 to Tk 800 for secondary students, and from Tk 850 to Tk 900 for higher secondary students.
Beneficiaries of maternity allowances for poor mothers would be increased from 7 lakh to 7 lakh 70 thousand and that of the lactating mothers’ assistance
Increasing the number of beneficiaries of livelihood development
Priority is given for ensuring the selection of genuine beneficiaries to enhance the effectiveness of social safety net