President Dr. Irfaan Ali said that some groups of people, including public sector employees and pensioners, will get their $100,000 cash grant before the end of November.
The Guyanese Head of State said this on Wednesday during the inaugural edition of his new ‘In the Seat’ programme with local journalists.
Already, the President said a new software application- an app- has been developed to gather citizens’ information and ensure that the distribution of the one-off cash grant is done in a seamless, transparent manner.
And with persons trained to use that app, community engagements will start to unfold so that people’s data can be collected and the grant, distributed. The President reiterated that the government prefers to distribute this special grant via cheques.
“… We are starting this weekend in Region Nine for example.
“The app would be up and running, and before the end of the month, the easy datasets like public sector employees, the pensioners, all of that would be easily paid out,” President Ali told the five women journalists part of his programme.
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He added that the government will endeavour to distribute the grant across the hinterland as soon as possible since it is more challenging to engage residents in those areas than it is to on the coast.
The cash grant was part of a suite of measures recently announced by President Ali. It was previously noted that the distribution of the grant to all Guyanese adults should take about five months.
All Guyanese adults (that is, persons aged 18 years and older) will be eligible for the $100,000. Guyanese adults living abroad are also eligible for the cash grant but they must possess the relevant Guyanese identification documents and they must uplift the grant in Guyana themselves.
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The President Wednesday hinted that a large portion of the countrywide distribution process of the grant could be completed by December.
And as was noted before, President Ali reminded the public that the cash grant will not replace any usual yearend increases or bonuses for public sector workers.
