Any public servants who missed cash grants will be catered to – VP

– says Govt will continue ensuring that all eligible persons receive cheques

While the vast majority of those who registered for their $100,000 per adult cash grant cheques have received same, questions have been raised about the few, including public servants who made an error in registration or those who registered locally but subsequently left the jurisdiction, and what the process will be for them to receive their cheques.
According to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in his most recent press conference, such persons will be provided with their cheques. In the case of the public servants, he noted that if there are any such persons who have not received their cheques after registering, they are welcome to raise the issue with their head of department.
“I don’t know, but if there are public servants who haven’t received this, I would suggest they ask the head of their agencies, wherever they are, to make contact with (Finance Minister) Dr. Ashni Singh. He’s in charge of that. And that should be easily (fixed). There was some problem with that because what happened, people were registered at their workplace, but they gave their permanent address when they registered,” Jagdeo said.
“So, if you registered at Office of the President but you live in Region Three, then the cheque may be sent to Region Three. So, they have to retrieve the cheque from Region Three to get it back to the agency, if you want to collect it at the agency.”
The Vice President urged anyone who may have details on public servants not having received their cheques yet, to also reach out to his office or the relevant Permanent Secretary or even the substantive Minister. According to him, the issue can be sorted out in a timely manner for the public servants. That being said, the VP pointed out that most of those who registered have already received their cheques.
“I’ve seen the numbers and we’ve seen a significant number of cheques handed over. I want to urge people, they don’t have to rush to encash the cheques. Because there’s no three-day time limit and we will continue working to ensure everyone gets their cheques,” he said.
Jagdeo also noted that persons have phoned him to enquire whether their relatives who registered locally, but subsequently went overseas would be able to get their cheques. The Vice President assured that the cheques were going nowhere, but would be here for those persons when they return home.
The $100,000 per adult cash grant is an initiative that targets as much as 600,000 Guyanese. So far, over 490,000 cheques have been distributed from the cash grant initiative, with the Government anticipating that 95 percent of the entire process can be completed by the middle of March.
Approximately 600,000 Guyanese aged 18 and above are eligible for the cash grant, which was first announced by President Dr Irfaan Ali in October last year. Temporary centres have been established countrywide to facilitate the registration and distribution of the cash grant.
Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr Ashni Singh, had explained that even after these centres are closed, persons who are yet to register or receive their cheques can do so at their respective Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs), or at other similar offices.
Persons who for varying reasons have not been able to register, would still have an opportunity to collect their cash grants Minister Singh had assured, provided that they get themselves registered. The Ministry of Finance has been posting the distribution schedules on its social media pages.