Social Services Directorate under the Ministry of Social Welfare will take the lead in implementation of programmes with the allocation, official sources here said.

This is part of 15 core taka allocated for the purpose in the country, they added.

At least one person becomes victim of acid terrorism every day in the country and most of the victims are women, according to media reports. In most of the cases, the victims become crippled physically, mentally and socially as they are not provided with proper treatment in time.

According to the Acid Survivors Foundation, a total of 1184 people including 823 men and 361 women became victims of acid terrorism in last four years.

The programmes will aim at making them self- reliant through income generating projects and training so that they can lead normal life.

A nine-member district steering committee and 10-member upazila committees will implement the programmes under the supervision of officials of the directorate, the sources said.