Door-to-door data collection for the Family Card programme has begun in three unions of Pekua upazila in Cox’s Bazar, with 13 data collectors working under the supervision of two supervisors.
The information was disclosed at a press conference held at the Pekua Upazila Parishad auditorium at 2:30pm on Monday. The event was jointly organised by the upazila administration and the upazila social services office.
During the initial phase, data will be collected in Rajakhali, Magnama and Ujantia unions. Data collectors will visit households to gather information on eligible families.
The authorities will also focus on verifying the accuracy of the collected information, digital inclusion, data security, and proper data management.
Pekua Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rafiqul Islam said responsibility and accuracy were essential to the data collection process.
He stressed the need to record accurate information by visiting households and maintaining transparency, accountability and data security throughout the process.
Assistant Commissioner (Land) Mohammad Anisul Islam, Upazila Agriculture Officer Mohammad Faruk Hossain Chowdhury, Pekua Police Station officer-in-charge Md Mehedi Hasan and Pekua Press Club General Secretary M Abdullah Ancharie also spoke at the event.
The speakers said public awareness of the Family Card programme was important and urged residents to cooperate with data collectors. They also called for vigilance to prevent incorrect or misleading information from being included.
Among those present were Upazila Project Implementation Officer Kawsar Ahmed, Public Health Sub-Assistant Engineer Md Salahuddin Sohel, Assistant Youth Development Officer Md Zaker Ahmed, Assistant Social Services Officer Anik Nath and union social worker Md Amjad Hossain, along with supervisors and data collectors involved in the programme.
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