Family Card Program: RAPID estimates poverty reduction to 11% if all poor families included

The private research organization RAPID (Research and Policy Integration for Development) has stated that providing Family Cards to all impoverished families in Bangladesh could reduce the poverty rate from the current 18.7% to 11.3%. The government's current plan to provide cards to 4.1 million female-headed poor families is projected to lower poverty to 13.8%. RAPID emphasizes that the distribution must be free from political or administrative influence to be effective. The organization presented these findings at a seminar on the FY2027 budget, highlighting the Family Card program as a significant poverty alleviation tool.

This analysis provides crucial data on the potential impact of the Family Card program on poverty reduction, offering insights for effective policy implementation.