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Health benefits for Muktijoddhas increased

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 27 Nov 2022, 05:16 pm

Dhaka, 27 November 2022 : The amount of additional support for the treatment of critical diseases of brave freedom fighters has been doubled from the income of government haat-bazar lease.

Earlier, the maximum amount of assistance in this case was one lakh taka, now it has increased to two lakh taka.

However, a valiant freedom fighter will normally get a maximum assistance of Rs 75,000 for complex and general treatment in government hospitals as before. Earlier this assistance was said to be given once in a lifetime but now this assistance will be given every year.

In the new policy, the amount of assistance to the brave freedom fighters has been increased. Earlier, where an additional one lakh taka was given over and above the normal allocation for the treatment of complex diseases, now up to two lakh taka will be given. Besides, some procedural changes have been brought. Moreover, the previous policies are still in place.

On the other hand, earlier the wife or husband of a brave freedom fighter got medical help, but now that benefit has been cancelled. This information is known from the new '4 percent of government haat-bazaar lease income for the welfare of brave freedom fighters policy, 2021'. After canceling the 2021 policy, the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs formulated a new policy on November 16.

Secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, Khaja Miah said, "In order to ensure the proper use, transparency and accountability of the government money allocated in favor of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, the existing policies have been canceled and new policies have been formulated to make them more contemporary." Earlier, where an additional one lakh taka was given over and above the normal allocation for the treatment of complex diseases, now up to two lakh taka will be given. Besides, some procedural changes have been brought. Moreover, the previous policies are still in place.