GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 31, CMC – The Guyana government said it has so far processed GUY$6.2 billion (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) under the National Cash Grant Initiative and is urging members of the population to complete the self-registration process.
“If they encounter perhaps heavy traffic at the initial attempt, as I have previously indicated, I want to urge them perhaps to log in later at a time when the traffic might be a little bit slower because we are seeing very heavy traffic volumes up to now,” Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh as he provided an update on Monday night to the country on the programme.
The GUY$100,000 grant initiative was announced by President Irfaan Ali following the re-election of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration in September last year.
The first phase targeted central government employees and Singh said a total of 48,858 persons in this category received their cash grants directly into their bank accounts. The government has since expanded access through an online registration portal allowing citizens to apply from home.
He said that within four days of the platform’s launch, 26,639 people had successfully completed registration, while 22,611 began the process but are yet to finish. Of those who registered, 13,168 applicants have had their information verified and processed, with payments credited within a 24-hour period.
Singh said combined with the initial phase, this brings the total to 62,026 persons whose grants have been processed.
“I want to urge all of them to complete the process, to log in once again and to complete their self-registration,”Singh said, adding that verification and payment processing will continue in successive batches as more applications are completed.
He said persons without bank accounts are encouraged to open one to access faster digital payments, even as he acknowledged that alternative arrangements will be implemented in a later phase to ensure full inclusion.
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