The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council (BNSWC) under the Ministry of Social Welfare will provide Tk 4.42 crore to 5,558 voluntary organisations in grant to gear up their social welfare activities.

Of the amount, Tk 1.25 core will be provided to 743 organisations involved in income-generating programmes, Tk 3.9 crore to 4,807 voluntary organisations and Tk 8 lakh to eight organisations working nationally.

The grant allocation was approved at the 31st annual meeting of the council at Social Service Department here yesterday with Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Social Welfare Ministry Brigadier MA Malek (retd) in the chair.

The meeting also approved a Tk 9.5 crore budget of the council for fiscal 2008-2009.

MA Malek directed the authorities concerned to properly spend the grant fund ensuring accountability and transparency of the organisations.

Social Welfare Secretary Dewan Zakir Hossain, Director General of the Social Service Department Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, BNSWC Executive Secretary MA Kashem Masud and other high officials attended the meeting.