The government of Bangladesh has formed a 15-member cabinet committee to finalize the Family Card initiative aimed at protecting marginal and low-income families. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Thursday announcing the formation of the committee, with the Finance Minister appointed as its chair.

According to the notification, the committee includes the Minister for Women and Children Affairs, the Minister for Social Welfare, and several advisers including Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Mahdi Amin, and Rehan Asif Asad. Secretaries from the Cabinet Division, Women and Children Affairs, Election Commission Secretariat, Finance Division, ICT Division, Local Government Division, Planning, and Social Welfare Ministries are also members.

The committee’s formation marks a step toward implementing the Family Card program, which is designed to provide social protection to vulnerable families across the country.