PM allocates Tk 10.50 crore for the poor affected by 'lockdown'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today allocated Tk 10.50 crore for providing assistance to the poor and insolvent people who have been affected due to the ongoing lockdown that the government enforced for containing the spread of coronavirus.
"The assistance has been provided from the PM's Relief and Welfare Fund," said PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim.
He said the deputy commissioners will provide the assistance after making lists of the poor and insolvent people who have been affected most by the ongoing lockdown.
The amount of the allotted money will vary depending on the number of poor, distressed and insolvent people in the districts.
Karim also said all the deputy commissioners of 64 districts will get the share of the allotted money.
The government imposed a nationwide limited scale lockdown for one week from April 5 as part of its move to contain the spike in both coronavirus infections and fatalities.
After the weeklong lockdown, the government enforced a fresh one-week lockdown with harsher measures from April 14 and later it was extended till April 28 midnight.
On April 18, the Prime Minister declared to provide financial assistance to some 36 lakh families who have been hit hard by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and recent natural disasters.
The 36 families include 35 lakh low-income ones engaged in different occupations but hit hard by the current coronavirus situation, and the rest one lakh are farmers affected by recent natural disasters.
An amount of Tk 2,500 will be provided as cash support to 35 lakh families, while Tk 5,000 each will be given to one lakh families of farmers.
The government will spend a total Tk 930 crore to disburse cash among 36 lakh families as the allocation for Covid-hit low-income families is Tk 880 crore and for disaster-affected farmers is Tk 50 crore.
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