Plans are on by the Anambra State Government to review and upgrade it’s Social Register being used at the moment.
The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget , Mrs Chiamaka Nnake states this when the Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Donor Agencies and Sustainable Development Goals, went on oversight function to her ministry at the Jerome Udoji secretariat, Awka.
Mrs Nnake said the register should be undergoing regular update and continuous refreshing hence the resolve by the Governor Chukwuma Soludo led administration to review and update it this 2024.
She noted that because of the economic realities on ground some people may have falling into the category of poverty line while some could also may have left the level or even dead.
According to the Coordinating Commissioner , the state is considering looking beyond the framework being adopted by the federal government and work with UNICEF to develop a robust Social Register that will serve both the state and Federal Government.
Mrs Nnake said the state wants to have a Social Register that is all inclusive not just for federal government interventions but one that the state can also rely on whenever it has an intervention programme for the people.
She hinted that the state was coming up to adopt a Social Protection Policy which is aimed at improving the livelihood of the people through a robust register that will be made available.
In an interview, the Chairman House committee on Economic Planning , budget and Donor Agencies, Mr John Obu representing Orumba North said so far they were impressed by the activities of the ministry based on the robust interactions they had.
THE RAZOR reports that members of the Committee including Mr Noble Igwe representing Ogbaru Constituency 1, Mr Anayo Okpalaeke of Aguata Constituency One and Mr Emmanuel Nwafor representing Orumba South Constituency took their turns to ask questions about some projects being executed or inspected by the Ministry to which the Commissioner and her team provided updates .
