No one will be forgiven for corruption: Dr Zahid

“It is being ensured that no one in the ministry is involved in corruption. Because at the end of the day, public representatives and the government have to be accountable to the people and to the parliament,” he said. 

He said this while talking to journalists after a meeting with officials of the Department of Social Services at the District Social Services Office auditorium in the city today.

The Social Welfare Minister said that every family will get a family card. 

“After completing necessary formalities and collecting information, within the next 10 to 12 weeks, the family card distribution programme will be launched in every upazila across the country, including Rangpur city,” he said. 

There is no longer any cash payment system in every service programme under the Ministry of Social Welfare. 

“Money is going directly to the beneficiary's bank account. Beneficiaries are also receiving the family card money directly through the bank. The beneficiaries are relieved as there is no middleman,” he said. 

Regarding the disabled, the minister said that according to international estimates, six percent of the total population of Bangladesh is disabled. There are about 45 lakh registered disabled people in the country. 

He said, “Work is being done to support those disabled people and turn them into public assets. Forty-five mobile therapy units are working in the areas for the disabled across the country. Its activities will be increased in the future.” 

The Social Welfare Minister said that there are a total of 2,600 schools for the disabled in the country. Of these, 85 are registered and 75 are MPO-listed. 

“We are working to establish one standard disabled school in every district of the country soon and at least one disabled school in each upazila,” he said. 

Regarding the social security sector, he said that the Ministry of Social Welfare is working to alleviate poverty. 

The ministry is providing various training including sewing, computer training, poultry farming, plumbing, and mobile repair. 

After the training, necessary equipment for employment is being distributed free of charge. In addition, the Ministry of Social Welfare is currently providing interest-free loans to the trained people with the aim of creating entrepreneurs. 

“The Department of Social Services under the ministry of Social Welfare, the ministry of Women and Children Affairs, the Women's Organization and the Protibondhi Unnayan Foundation are working to bring every person into the mainstream of society,” he said. 

Women Member of Parliament from reserved seat Rezeka Sultana Fensi, Rangpur Development Authority Chairman Shamsuzzaman Samu, Administrator of Rangpur City Corporation Advocate Mahfuz Un Nabi Don, District Council Administrator Md Saiful Islam, Director General of the Department of Social Services Shah Mohammad Mahbub, District BNP member Liton Parvez and former President of District BNP Emdadul Haque Bhorsa were present at that time, reports BSS.