UP member collects maternity allowance despite not being pregnant
A woman UP member named Nasima Akhter of Jamalpur’s Islampur has been accused of illegally taking maternity allowance.
It is known that this UP member of Partshi Union of Islampur used to collect maternity allowance regularly even though she was not pregnant by giving wrong information about her socio-economic context.
According to the findings, the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs launched the Mother and Child Assistance Program (Maternity Allowance for Poor Mothers and Working Lactating Mothers Allowance in Urban Areas) in 2022.
Incidentally, the accused woman UP member is not eligible for maternity allowance or pregnancy allowance in any way under the rules which have special rules for beneficiaries for maternity allowance or pregnancy allowance.
Even after that, Nasima Akhter, a resident of Ward No. 4 of Hariabari village, UP member of reserved 4, 5 and 6 constituencies of Patharshi Union of the upazila, has withdrawn the regular maternity allowance by concealing all the information.
In this regard, the accused UP member Nasima Akhtar admitted the complaint and told the media that it was not right for her to do the work as a UP member. Now I will accept the decision given by the authorities.
In this regard, Islampur Upazila Women’s Affairs Officer Hosne Ara Khatun told the media that necessary measures are being taken as the irregularity of the UP member of the maternity allowance beneficiary has been proven.
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