38 Lakh Family Cards Undistributed

🛑 Shortfall in Social Safety Net: 38 Lakh Family Cards Undistributed, Leaving 1.5 Crore Poor in Need The system designed to provide affordable goods to the poorest families in Bangladesh is facing a major crisis: nearly 3.85 million ‘Family Cards’ remain undistributed or inactive, denying essential subsidies to an estimated 15 million poor citizens. The reality is stark for families like Ayub Ali’s, a resident of Araihazar Upazila in Narayanganj. Once a rickshaw puller, a physical ailment now prevents him from continuing his work. He attempts to earn a living…

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