KHULNA, Nov 18, 2023 (BSS) The government has distributed Taka 6.13 crore among 13,090 distressed women through the Department of Women Affairs in the past three years in Khulna.

Of them, Taka 51.84 lakh were distributed among 6,480 mothers and children under 'Mother and Child Support Programme' and Taka 5.61 crore were given to 6,610 women under microcredit facility programme.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, in the fiscal year 2021-22, the programme was paused for a while but in FY 2022-23 the programme was resumed and a total of 1,529 mothers got the money as per Taka 800 per month to each mother.

Under the microcredit programme, Taka 5.61 crore has been given to 6,610 women in nine upzillas of Khulna district as SME loan.

A total of around Taka 5 crore has already been recovered, said Hasna Hena, Deputy Director of Department of Women Affairs, Khulna to BSS today.

Besides, a total of 23,943 women have been given 30Kgs of crops per month free of cost in 9 upzilas. Three-month duration training programmes were conducted on 5-category the businesses, she added.

Day care center has been established for the children of lower middle class female worker with a monthly cost of Taka 100 only, she said, adding the government is providing all the expenses of three meals a day of the children along with the expenses of their education.