“Social security programs are not targeted at the urban poor, they target the rural poor. Besides, the social security system is designed keeping only the poor in mind. Vulnerable people are not considered. During the Corona period, the food rights of low-income people are at risk. If this huge population can be helped then they can come out of this situation. In this year’s budget overall, allocations for social protection programs need to be increased and that must include an increase in per capita allocations. ” Based on reliable data, such information emerges in the main article presentation of Mohsin Ali, General Secretary of Right to Food Bangladesh Network and Executive Director of WAVE Foundation. Incidentally, on 20 April 2022, a webinar titled “Allocation, Beneficiary Selections and Social Security Programmes in The Reality of New Poverty” was organized by the ‘Right to Food Bangladesh’ network. Chairman of ‘Right to Food Bangladesh’ Network and PKSF Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad chaired by were present as the chief guest in this webinar M. A. Mannan MP, Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Speaking as the chief guest in the webinar, the Hon’ble Planning Minister said, ‘The allocation that a family or an individual gets under the social security program is definitely insufficient. But we are trying to increase it. Reintroduction of rationing can be considered, but there is a matter of reconciling it with the current market system.’ Also inclusion of the new poor in social security programs; Creation of digital data repository of the poor (including the new poor); Exclusion of pensions, interest on savings certificates, Various types of scholarships from the social security program; New programs as well as more allocations for the urban poor, especially those in slums; The New structure of social security program incorporating NSS recommendations; Enhance the activities of OMS; Ensuring program transparency and accountability, along with short-term (increased monitoring, rationing, etc.) as well as long-term (establishment of price commissions) measures to maintain price stability emerged etc. in context speakers and participants said their speeches.
