Finance Minister A H Mahmood Ali on Thursday said all cash-based social safety net programmes will be brought under Government-to-Person (G2P) system by the upcoming 2024-'25 fiscal year (FY25).
"Out of 115 social safety net programmes, 34 are cash-based, and 19 of these programs are currently disbursing funds directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts or mobile banking accounts via the G2P system," he said.
He added, "At present, more than 93 per cent of the cash-based social safety net programmes benefits are being paid through the G-2-P system. The remaining cash-based programs will also be brought under this system in the next fiscal year".
The finance minister said this while placing around Tk 7.97 lakh crore national budget for FY25 at Jatiya Sangsad in the afternoon, reports BSS.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the G2P system for electronic payment of allowances to beneficiaries within the social safety net on January 14, 2021.
"Now allowances are being distributed to a total of 1,15,31,567 beneficiaries through the G2P system," he added.
Additionally, he said, a nationwide survey to identify individuals with disabilities has been completed, leading to the creation of the Disability Information Management System software, which contains data of approximately 33.34 lakh identified disabled persons.
A database server has been set up in Bangladesh Computer Council to store data in this software, he added.
