Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked concerned banks and Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO) to take necessary measures to open bank accounts for the ones still left out from receiving government’s cash assistance.
Finance division issued a circular on Monday (July 6) signed by its budget wing deputy secretary Md Towhidul Islam.
According to the circular, concerned bank branches and upazila administration will help the beneficiaries to open bank accounts. Beneficiaries will be asked to open bank accounts depositing only Tk 10 and will be required to provide NID or smart and mobile numbers for proper verification.
Earlier in May, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the disbursement of Tk1,250 crore in cash assistance through mobile financial services for 50 lakh poor families. Under this programme, listed poor families, severely impacted by Covid-19 pandemic, were entitled to receive Tk 2,500 each.
However, Finance division released position paper revealed that a total of 557 names in the list, each having Tk 5 lakh national saving certificates, have illegally applied for the cash relief programme. Besides, a total of 2,855 government employees and 6,786 state pensioners are also listed in the programme.
Additionally, a total of 22,86,528 people on the list have inconsistent information. Some with wrong mobile numbers, NID or smart cards and some did not mention real professions.
In this regard, finance ministry has already asked disaster management and relief ministry to cancel the names of 4,93,200 individuals and complete the list by adding 8,79,385 more.
