Abstract
A large scale social safety net (SSN) programs with grants cash or in-kind for targeted people such as children, elderly, and women have been implementing by the government and non-government organization in Bangladesh. Among the other group of people, women are considered more vulnerable due to social and economic point of views, particularly rural and elderly women. To protect them, government has taken some special SSN program like old age allowance, widow and destitute allowance, allowance for lactating poor mothers. Current demographic trend shows that number of women in different age group increases, especially elderly women. This article focuses on whether the currently operated programs by the government are sufficient in terms of benefit and number of qualified women in different age group for the benefit. In view of existing literature and documents, it is found that a small number of qualified women for the benefit are getting government provided benefits. Besides, amount of receiving benefit is also negligible taking into account the living expenses. For social and economic stability, government needs to extend the benefits amount and number of beneficiaries.
Highlights
Bangladesh is the 8th largest populous country in the world with total population of about 150 million
The current demographic trend shows that proportion of female in the different age groups is increasing with other developing Asian countries like Thailand
This paper examines the social safety net (SSN) programs available for female, whether young or elderly, in Bangladesh
Summary
Bangladesh is the 8th largest populous country in the world with total population of about 150 million. Poor families have no encouraged sending their female children to school. After marriage, they start to serve to their husband’s family. Most of the rural women are above all dependent on male for their basic survival They are not involved in income generating activities. Divorced and discarded by the husband is a common phenomenon among the poor in the rural area. After a certain age it is difficult for widowed, discarded or divorced women to get remarriage They become a burden for the family. The government have been implementing some SSNs programs for different group of people such as children, women, and vulnerable or who are affected by socks.
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