Monday, May 6, 2024

Call for more allocation for social safety net programmes

Pre-budget discussion Call for more allocation for social safety net programmes Speakers at a pre-budget discussion on Wednesday urged the government to increase the budget allocation to social safety net programmes (SSNP) and ensure that it would be provided to poor people without corruption. They also called upon the government to formulate an integrated national ... Read more

Trend setter — just needs little fixing

Safety Net Schemes Trend setter — just needs little fixing Int’l policy workshop sees land scarcity, huge poverty-struck population as major challenges to ensure food security Bangladesh spent 2.8 billion dollars last year on social safety net programmes (SSNPs) and is a global leader in dimensions of social protection. But with 27 million of its ... Read more