Employment programme on emergency basis
There are 75 lakh ultra poor households in the country. Of these, 50 lakh are covered by some kind of social safety net including VGF programme. If the remainder 25 lakh families are serviced by a new programme, their hardship in these days of skyrocketing prices will be somewhat alleviated. In this context we welcome the Tk 100 crore employment scheme taken in hand by the food and disaster management ministry. Its implementation is envisaged in the current month.