Government to launch Family Card programme on August 16
The government will formally launch the Family Card programme on 16 August after completing a pilot phase, with a plan to bring 16 million families under the scheme over the next four years. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the programme in Ward No. 8 of Latifabad Union in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila, and the scheme will be rolled out across all upazilas and unions nationwide by the end of October. Social Welfare Minister AZM Zahid Hossain disclosed the plan after a Cabinet Committee meeting chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury at the Secretariat. Officials say beneficiary information will be updated regularly to ensure assistance reaches the genuinely poor.
Programme aims to cover 16 million families in four years.
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The government finished a pilot of the family card programme. It will expand the scheme to cover 16 million families over four years. Officials will update beneficiary records and roll out nationwide by October.
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