Kaduna State Government has announced plans to introduce a disability benefit programme, as part of its Social Protection Policy Implementation Plan.
This will complement other Social Protection initiatives being presently implemented in the State.
The plan was disclosed by Saude Amina Atoyebi, the State Focal Person on the Social Investment Programs during the press conference held as part of activities to launch the State’s Protection Policy at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna at the weekend.
Atoyebi, who praised Governor Nasir El Rufai for this initiative, also said the State Executive Council had passed the Social Protection policy in August 2020 and was awaiting approval of the implementation policy.
“The main goal of the policy is to ensure that residents of Kaduna State, particularly vulnerable groups, are afforded a life of dignity through programmes which are implemented in a fair and transparent manner,” she added.
Atoyebi revealed that the State Steering Committee on Social Investments with the support of Social Protection experts from Save the Children International and UNICEF had earlier fine-tuned the protection policy, despite the numerous challenges occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
