Social security programmes
Social safety net allocations inflated
Data by the finance ministry showed that the allocation for the pensions and interest payments account for 30 percent of the total social security programme fund of Tk 126,090 crore for the current fiscal year of 2023-24.
Are the rightful beneficiaries getting social protection?
Without a robust selection mechanism capable of identifying the most deserving families, the vision for a comprehensive and inclusive social protection system will remain unfulfilled.
Raging Inflation: Not much help on the way for the poor
Even though poor people are struggling to make ends meet amid runaway inflation, the government allocation for social safety net programmes may not increase much in the next fiscal year.
Expand social protection in the new year
The government has a huge task ahead in terms of making its social security programmes effective.
Social safety net allocations inflated
Data by the finance ministry showed that the allocation for the pensions and interest payments account for 30 percent of the total social security programme fund of Tk 126,090 crore for the current fiscal year of 2023-24.
Are the rightful beneficiaries getting social protection?
Without a robust selection mechanism capable of identifying the most deserving families, the vision for a comprehensive and inclusive social protection system will remain unfulfilled.
Raging Inflation: Not much help on the way for the poor
Even though poor people are struggling to make ends meet amid runaway inflation, the government allocation for social safety net programmes may not increase much in the next fiscal year.
Expand social protection in the new year
The government has a huge task ahead in terms of making its social security programmes effective.