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Old age allowance

Old age allowance

          The 'Elderly Allowance' program was introduced in the financial year 1996-97 with the aim of providing social security and enhancing the status of the elderly, destitute and low income earners in the country. Initially, 10 poor senior citizens including 5 men and 5 women in each ward of all the Union Parishads of the country were brought under the allowance of 100 rupees per month. Later, all the municipalities and city corporations of the country were included in this program. In the financial year 2019-20, an allowance of Rs. 500 per person per month is provided to 44 lakh elderly persons. In the last four years, almost 100% success has been achieved in the distribution of old age allowance due to the intensive supervision of the highest level of government and the relentless work of the officers and employees of all levels of the social services department. 

 

At present, steps have been taken to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the old age allowance program and to make it universally acceptable; Initiatives are being taken to create a database and all the beneficiaries are being paid an allowance by opening a bank account in their own name for 10 rupees. Initiatives have been taken to distribute allowances digitally (G2P) from the current financial year.

 

Aims and objectives of the program

(1) socio-economic development and social security of the elderly population;

(2) increase their status in the family and society;

(3) strengthening their morale through financial donations;

(4) To assist in increasing the supply of medicine and nutrition.

 

Candidate Selection Criteria :

( A ) Citizenship : Candidate must be a permanent citizen of Bangladesh.

( B ) Age : Priority should be given to the oldest person.

( C ) Health condition : He who is physically disabled i.e. completely incapacitated should be given the highest priority. 

( D ) Socio - economic status :  

( 1 )  In case of financial situation : The poor , the refugees and the landless should be given priority.

( 2 ) In case of social status : Widows , divorced , widowed , childless , people separated from family should be given priority.

( E ) Land Ownership : Preference should be given to landless persons. In this case, the amount of land of a person without a home is 0 . If he has 5 acres or less, he will be considered landless.

 

Eligibility and conditions for receiving allowance

(1) Must be a permanent resident of the area concerned;

(2) Must have birth registration / national identification number;

(3) Age should be minimum 65 years for men and minimum 62 years for women.

The age fixed by the government from time to time should be taken into consideration; 

(4) The average annual income of the candidate should be less than 10,000 (ten thousand) rupees;

(5) Must be selected by the Selection Committee.

Note:  National Identity Card, Birth Registration Certificate, SSC / Equivalent Examination Certificate should be considered in determining age. If any dispute arises in this case, the decision of the concerned committee will be considered final.

 

Ineligibility to receive allowance

(1) if a government employee receives a pension;

(2) holding a VGD card as a distressed woman;

(3) if any other regular government grant / allowance is received;

(4) If regular financial grant / allowance is received from any private organization / social welfare organization.

 

Union Wari Division of Old Age Allowance Program:

Sr. No.

The name of the union

Old age allowance

Comments

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2

3

4

1

Bishnupur

1008

2

Ashikati

629

3

Kalyanpur

3

4

Shahmahmudpur

654

5

Rampur

692

3

Maishadi

72

3

Tarpurchandi

74

3

Bagadi

995

9

Baliya

1061

10

Lakshmipur

1175

11

Ibrahimpur

575

12

Chandra

991

13

Hanarchar

560

14

Rajarajeshwar

650


Total

11624