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31 lakh families to get cash aid in second wave

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Published: 04:20, 14 April 2021   Update: 20:15, 14 April 2021
31 lakh families to get cash aid in second wave

The government has decided to provide financial assistance to 31 lakh poor families affected by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic Photo:iied

The government has decided to provide financial assistance to 31 lakh poor families affected by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The families will receive the cash support of Tk 2,500 each before Eid-ul-Fitr through the mobile financial services, according to a virtual meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the additional cash support next week as Eid gifts to the families and three more incentive packages, sources said.

The government will allocate Tk 1,000 crore for the financial support and the incentive packages, said an official.

Some Tk 700 crore is needed for the financial support to the 31 lakh families, he said.

On May 14 last year, the prime minister inaugurated the cash support of 2,500 each to 50 lakh poor families and vulnerable groups across the country.

Of the total fund, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry distributed Tk 879.78 crore to 38.97 lakh families and returned the rest Tk 101 crore to the Bangladesh Bank.

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