Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday proposed increasing the monthly honorarium of freedom fighters to Tk 20,000 from Tk 12,000 to improve their socio-economic condition.
While presenting the national budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year in Parliament, the minister also set aside Tk 19.2 billion (Tk 1,920 crore) in this regard.
“In February last, the Hon’ble Prime Minister announced to increase the monthly honorarium of freedom fighters to Tk 20,000. Accordingly, the honorarium of the valiant freedom fighters will be increased from Tk 12,000 to Tk 20,000 next fiscal year,” the minister said.
Stating that freedom fighters are the finest sons of the soil, he said the nation will remember them forever with honour for their precious contribution towards the freedom of the motherland.
Kamal said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated in February last the system of providing honorarium and other allowances for all the valiant freedom fighters through the G2P system directly from the Bangladesh Bank to the beneficiary banks by creating the Management Information System containing a complete database for freedom fighters.
Besides, he said work has started for building 30,000 'Bir Nibas' for the freedom fighters to ensure their safe accommodation.
“To improve the socio-economic condition of the valiant freedom fighters, construction of Muktijoddha Complex in every district and upazila of the country is at the final stage,” the minister added, reports UNB.