Dhaka, April 20 -- The Department of Social Services (DSS) plans to spend over Tk 1.94 billion for consultancy service to distribute Tk5.89 billion in cash to around 4.5 million poor people under the "Strengthening Social Protection for Improved Resilience, Inclusion and Targeting (SSPIRIT)" Project.

The project proposed by the Ministry of Social Welfare is set to be placed at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) scheduled to be held today (Sunday) for final approval, said officials of the Planning Commission.

An analysis reveals that consulting firms are set to receive Tk 1.73 billion, while eight individual consultants will be paid a total of another Tk 210.19 million-averaging a monthly sala...