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43 p.c. live in poverty

Star Economic Report
Nearly 43 per cent of the country's population Is living -SEXsteps could not be taken to alleviate poverty after the liberation war.
A task force report on poverty alleviation submitted to the Acting President said if Bangladesh's growth rate was increased to 5 per cent from present 3.8 per cent by the year 2000. unemployment problem would be removed The task force suggested that side by side with economic growth, coordinated programmes to alleviate poverty should be taken up.
Headed by Dr. Mahbub Hossain, Director Genera), Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), the task force members Include Badiur Rahman of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation. Salahuddtn Ahmed of BRAC. K. Mahmudur Rahman of Bangladesh Rural Development Board. Mrs. Khushl Kabir of Mijcra Kart. Dr Binayak Sen of BIDS, Ztllur Rahman, former Joint chief. Planning Commission and Dr. S. R. Osman I of BIDS.
The task force identified three ways for poverty allcvta lion:
A. Through Increased In vestment in education and
health sector, and to help people achieve a respectable standard of life by using available facilities and face the challenges of unfavourable condition.
B. To achieve higher growth rate through coordina lion of economic policies and development strategy which will result In uniform distribution of increased income, and
C. To take up target group oriented employment and In come generation activities with a view to setting up a safety net for the underprivileged section of the people.
A preliminary estimate sug grata that an amount Tk 1800 crore will be needed to Implement the poverty alleviation programmes annually tn the public sector during the period 1990-95. For the 199 5 2000 programmes, government expenditures have been estimated at Tk 2400 crore The report said 50 per cent of this expenditure can be met with foreign aid available each year. Rest of the money could he procured through sector wise adjustment of the budgetary allocation, taxation on the users of the Infrastructures and matching grants available locally.
The task force stressed or-ganising of pressure groups at
grassroots level in order to help the poor people avail the public sector activities for
Considering the existing problems, the task force recommended setting up of primary schools. In every two kilometres of the country by 1995 to create opportunity for universal primary education
The report stressed the need for growth of long-term universal secondary education. It said secondary schools should be set up In every four kilometres by 1995 and one school in two kilometres by 2000.
Country's health policy should be streamlined and this sector should get more fund. Necessary infrastructure and skilled manpower should be made available for an expanded Health for All programme by 2000.
The poor women heads of the families should get priority in the distribution of khas land, the task force recommended.
Grameen Bank branches should be set up In all union parishads by 2000 to help provide necessary fund to generate economic activities In the rural areas.
Provisions of subsidies In the loan programmes should
Introduction of credit passbooks for the small farmers and a separate window should ten^hould be streamlined*ay forest resources. these activities, women should get priority as target group.
The report recommended institutional credit provision to help overcome calamitous
gage Separate wings at the rural bank branches should be opened for them, tt suggested
Il recommended mod emlsed Irrigation system by organising the landless people through cooperative system, landless cooperatives should get ownership of the power pumps, tt said.
The report suggested em ploy me nt generation in the backward upazilas in the Bengali months of As win Kartik and FalgDon-Chaitra. All the distressed women heads of the families should be brought under Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) pro Knme by 1995. Low-cost sing for the landless should be provided by 1995.