The finance minister, AHM Mustafa Kamal, while placing the budget for 2021-22 fiscal year on Thursday announced a Tk 8,000 increase in monthly allowance for valiant freedom fighters.
The freedom fighters used to get Tk 12,000 a month and the minister proposed to raise it to Tk 20,000.
The increase will require an increased allocation of Tk 1,920 crore, the minister said.
Mustafa Kamal unveiled a proposed budget of Tk 6,03,681 crore for 2021-22 fiscal year in parliament.
Earlier on February 16, 2021, the Prime Minister announced to increase the monthly allowance to Tk 20,000.
Mustafa Kamal said that the freedom fighters were the finest sons of the soil. “The nation will remember them forever with honour for their sacrifice for achieving freedom for our motherland,” he said.
“On February 15, 2021, the Prime Minister inaugurated the system of providing honorarium and other allowances for all the valiant freedom fighters through the G2P system directly from Bangladesh Bank to the beneficiary banks by creating the Management Information System containing a complete database for freedom fighters,” he told parliament.
“In addition, construction works of 30,000 'Bir Nibas' for the freedom fighters at a cost of Tk 4,122 crore to ensure their safe accommodation. To improve their socio-economic condition, construction of Muktijoddha Complex in every district and upazila is at the final stage,” said the minister.
