The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, announced this when he presented 2016 Budget to Parliament last Friday. He said the policy was needed to address the weaknesses in social protection (SP) programmes and to serve as a coordinated approach towards the effective and efficient provision of SP generally, and ensure that the programmes were better targeted. The main interventions being implemented currently include the LEAP, Social Inclusion Transfers (SITs), School Feeding, Take-home Rations for Girls, Free School Uniforms, Free Exercise Books, Programme on Elimination of Child Labour, Education Capitation Grants and Supplementary Grant (GEP). The rest are the National Health Insurance...
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