What’s new for the physically challenged in proposed budget?

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed number of initiatives for the physically challenged persons in his proposed budget styled “Bangladesh on development highway: The Time is ours”.

“I propose to allocate a total of Tk 10.17 billion for these programmes in FY 2017-18 which is 31 percent higher compared to the current fiscal year,” he said while presenting the budget in the parliament on Thursday.

He said the government had undertaken “multifarious programmes” for the physically challenged persons.

“We are considering establishing a Resource Centre for the physically challenged persons in each divisional city and, preserving quota for them in possible areas.

“We will provide identity cards to all the physically challenged persons by using data from the database already created for them,” he said.

“Along with this, we will reorganise the existing development programmes in this area and undertake new development plans”.

Besides, Muhith said, the government had planned to build a sports complex of international standard for the physically challenged persons on 12 acres of khas land in Savar.

“Alongside, we plan to expand the programme of transferring social security compensation allowances digitally in phases.”