1.00 At a Glance of Project

1.01 Project Name              : Cash Transfer Modernization Project (CTM) (1^st Revised)

1.02 Project Period             : July 2018 to March 2025  

1.03 Project Approved        : 10^th October, 2018

Project Approved (1^st Revised):  31th July, 2023   

1.04 Project Goals              : To improve the transparency and efficiency of selected cash transfer programs for vulnerable populations by modernizing service delivery.

1.05 Objectives                  :

                                          ÆTo increase the share of beneficiaries of cash transfer programs in lowest two quintiles based on poverty score;

                                          Æ To increase the share of vulnerable persons in lowest two quintiles based on poverty score covered by cash transfer programs;

                                          Æ To increase the share of cash transfer program budget delivered using digital payments.

                                          Æ To decrease the cash withdrawal time taken using digital payment.

1.06 Project Contract Value :

1.07 Budget Support             : The World Bank has credited US$ 232.23 million (Tk 1970.30 crore) and AFD 79 million Euros in Government Budget Support.

              Component-2        : The World Bank has credited 6.81 million US dollars (Tk. 59.50 crore) for this component.

2.00 Project Implementation Status:

• Project Management Unit Officials and 06 individual Consultants have been recruited.

• 65 photocopiers and 65 scanners have been supplied to 64 district offices of Department of Social Services and the Project Management Unit.

• 634 laptops and 634 printers have been provided to District, Upazila offices of Department of Social Services and Project Management Unit (PMU) office and 2 multimedia projectors and accessories for PMU.

• Operational Review (Spot Check) firm has been recruited and activities are ongoing.

• Publicity and training Firms have been recruited and activates are going on.

• Android Tab has been provided to Each Field Supervisor & Field level worker of Department of Social Services. Android Tab users are billed for data packages at fixed monthly rates.

• A consulting Firm has been recruited for development of a new MIS software aim Department's Social Services and the activities are underway.

• 570 motorcycles have been distributed to the officers of 570 upazila/city social service offices of the Department of Social Services.

• Monthly traveling allowance bill is being paid to the field level employees of Department Social Services.

• The UDC Uddoktas have been payed for data entry in the ongoing MIS of the Department of Social Services.

• About 600 field level officials have been brought under the scope of workshops in various districts regarding Social Management Framework (SMF) and Small Ethnic Community Planning Framework (SECPF).

• Action has been launched to implement two new programs titled Older Person Club (OPC) and Productive Economic Inclusion (PEI).

• The procedure to supply more logistical support to develop the capacity of the Department of Social Services at the field level is ongoing.

2.02 Disbursement Link Indicator (DLI) Achievement