RAJSHAHI, Aug 6, 2019 (BSS)- A total of 1,29,591 poor people including
freedom fighters received allowances worth over Taka 9.15 crore under the
government’s social safety net programmes in the district during the last
2018-19 fiscal year.
Department of Social Services (DSS) disbursed the grants among – 78,656
aged people, 29,312 widow and other women repressed by their husband, 18,808
distressed people with disabilities, 182 transgender, 219 dalit, horizon and
bede and 2,414 freedom fighters- for their proper rehabilitation.
DSS officials revealed this in an allowance distribution meeting jointly
organized by Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and City Social Service Office
at Seroil area in the city yesterday afternoon.
Mayor of RCC AHM Khairuzzaman Liton attended the meeting and distributed
allowance as chief guest with its Ward Councilor Towhidul Haque Suman in the
chair.
Social Service Officer Md Ashiquzzaman told the meeting that the
beneficiaries are getting their allowances timely through their own bank
accounts.
Mayor Liton said the present government has taken many steps including
old-age-allowances for the welfare of poor people to lower poverty level in
the country.
He also said the present government has enhanced monthly honourium for the
freedom fighters to Taka 12,000 from Taka 300.
The present government has attached priority to social safety net
programmes for successful implementation of those, Liton added.
On the occasion, 115 aged people were given allowance worth Taka 57,500
and 10 people with disabilities Taka 7,000.