39,000 People Benefiting From FG Cash Transfer Scheme in Taraba’
The Taraba state Unit Head of the federal government conditional cash transfer, Mr. Skepra Useni said that 21, 797 less privileged people have been enrolled to benefit from the federal government cash transfer scheme in the state.
The National Cash Transfer Programme was introduced by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 to provide stipends to most poorest and vulnerable Nigerians.
Usani, who stated this in Jalingo while speaking with journalists said only 17,803 poor people in state were engaged in past.
He added that with the enrollment of 21, 797 and the existing 17, 803, Taraba now has 39,600 on the scheme.
He noted that a lot have been achieved since the commencement of the program.
He stressed that many poor people have come out of poverty through the N5, 000 monthly stipends they get from the federal government.
"In fact, as we speak, we have tried and put beneficiary through what we called Savings and Mobilization Training (SMT) where we trained them.
In that process, some saved N2, 000, some N3, 000 and many of them made money out of it and some are employers of labour today" he said.
According to him, a lady in a group of ten people who decided to make a contribution of N10,000 received a contribution of N100, 000 and she is today engaged in pop corn business in Gembu, Sardauna LGA of the state.
He expressed happiness that from the little start up, she now makes profit of N30,000 to N40,000 daily.
"Today, even people from the Republic of Cameroon use to book for her pop corn.
she produce five to six bags in a day and it is not a small money she makes now.
Through the business, she has about ten people that she employed and are currently working under her" he added.
He lauded the federal government for initiating the cast transfer program, and called on beneficiaries to on their own do their best to ensure that the little stipends given to them is being utilize to achieve the set objective.
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