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8. How proper are the allocations for SSNPs, health and education?
VGF
Food SSNPS
Change in SSNP Budget in FY24 vis-à-vis RBFY23 (%)
Education and Health Programmes
Mother and Child Benefit Program
Food Assistance in CHT
OMS
Food friendly Program
Food Subsidy (Others)
Total Food SSNPs
●
Change (%)
-29.3
Change (%)
4.2
1.2
Student stipend for Primary education level
35.2
-9.8
18.4
Stipends for secondary, higher secondary and
madrasah education level students
3.7
-30.3
-1.8
Stipends for undergraduate and postgraduate level
students
6.0
Allocation for Food SSNPs has declined at a
time of abnormal commodity price hike
• On a positive note, allowance rate for some
SSNPs have increased at last -
✓ Old Age Allowance - from Tk 500 to Tk 600
✓ Allowances for the Widow, Deserted and Destitute
Women - from Tk 500 to Tk 550
✓ Stipends for Physically Challenged Students
National Budgets in Bangladesh: Myths and Realities
Stipends for students of technical education
institution
Stipends for Physically Challenged Students
Financial support for Cancer, Kidney and Liver
Cirrhosis and other patients
School Feeding Programs in poverty stricken areas
Total Education and Health SSNPs
●
Overall allocation for education and
health SSNPs also improved
17.3
17.9
0.0
-3.9
3.3
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