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Technology-Based Database Initiative to Update Senior Citizens’ Allowance Beneficiaries Marks a Major Milestone for Bangladesh’s Caretaker Government Across Eight Pilot Upazilas

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29 Oct 25
10:24 PM

The Ministry of Social Welfare has launched a technology-driven initiative to update the list of senior citizens receiving allowances under its social safety programs, describing it as a milestone for the caretaker government. Advisor Sharmin S. Murshid emphasized that for the first time, an accurate and transparent database will identify genuine beneficiaries through verification, biometric registration, and the Proxy Means Test (PMT) score. The project, currently piloted in eight upazilas including Mehendiganj, Shyamnagar, Tahirpur, Gouripur, Taraganj, Niamatpur, Ramgarh, and Kapasia, aims to eliminate irregularities and ensure that only eligible elderly citizens receive the allowances. The exercise will gradually expand nationwide, allowing the government to strengthen administrative capacity, maintain financial transparency, and provide timely social safety benefits to millions of senior citizens. Officials, beneficiaries, and local administrators participated in discussions via Zoom.

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Jugantor 29 Oct 25

Technology-Driven Database Initiative for Senior Citizens’ Allowance a Milestone for the Caretaker Government

Sharmin S. Murshid, Advisor to the Ministry of Social Welfare and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, has described the initiative to create a technology-based database for the senior citizens’ allowance as a milestone for the caretaker government. She emphasized that the Ministry of Social Welfare aims to establish itself as a unique model in this regard.

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