All benefits thru one card

The government is planning a long-term initiative to introduce an integrated networking system called "Family Tree" to bring reform and ensure transparency in social safety net programmes for marginalised communities across the country, reports BSS.

Under this system, all social safety programmes operated by different ministries will be brought under a single integrated digital platform. This means the duplication of receiving multiple allowances by the same individual or family ("double booking") will be stopped. At the same time, government benefits will reach to the genuinely needy people.

The proposed system is called "Family Tree" or a family information database. Once the system is implemented, marginalised people will get access to all social protection services through a single card and QR code.

In an interview with the news agency at her office in the Secretariat, State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin explained the government's new plan and the details of the "Family Card" programme.

She elaborated the current progress of the Family Card initiative, field-level experiences, and various aspects of the future master plan.