Good news for elderly, disabled people

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed announced proposals to increase several social safety net allowances from the next fiscal year.

He said that this year’s budget has prioritized increasing both the number of beneficiaries and per capita allocations to reduce poverty, address social inequality, and improve living standards for the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable groups.

Salehuddin Ahmed said that the key proposed increases include: the monthly old-age allowance from Tk600 to Tk650, the monthly allowance for widows and women abused by their husbands from Tk550 to Tk650, the monthly allowance for persons with disabilities from Tk850 to Tk900, and the mother and child support program allowance from Tk800 to Tk850.

Earlier, the budget was approved at a special meeting of the Advisory Council at the Chief Adviser’s office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair.