Dar es Salaam, April 18 -- TANZANIA: THE government through the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) has provided a subsidy totalling 865bn/- to needy households both in Mainland and Zanzibar for alleviating poverty.

The fund is the sum of all transferred cash to eligible households by the government since TASAF kicked off operation in 2000.

Speaking in a press conference held on Monday in Dodoma, Minister of State in the Presidents Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance), Mr George Simbachamwene highlighted the government achievement in fighting poverty through TASAF as the country marks 60 years of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

Detailing the government efforts in alleviating poverty through provision of fin...