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Dhaka keen to develop food security system

From M J Zahedi, Star Special Correspondent
KARACHI, May 3 : Begum Khaleda Zia has said that her government gave priority to accelerated and sustainable economic development with focus on human resources development, participatory plan ning. women's participation and poverty alleviation.
She made these remarks in an interview with a Pakistan Journalist whose report has been published today In the Lahore dally, The Nation.
The Bangladesh Prime Minister said that the core ob Jecttve of the economic devel opment programme of her government was to provide ba sic needs to the poor, with particular emphasis on food security (dal bhaat)
This would be achieved, she said, by development of the
agricultural sector by at least 3.6 per cent per annum, increased expenditure on the social sector with focus on achieving universal primary education by 1995. development of the manufacturing sector at about nine per cent per annum, and development of social and physical Infrastructure at a rate of over five per cent.
She added that fiecen-traltsed participatory devel opment would be encouraged In the case of local level planning to promote social empowerment. human resources development and mobilisation of local resources at the grassroots level.
Begum Zta said that women would be brought in the main-stream of planning to provide increased scope for their par Uctpalton in development.
She also said that a New Development Perspective for Bangladesh has already been framed to initiate the procedure as narrated by her. She thought Implementation of the programme would result In a minimum annual growth rate of five per cent from 1992-93
Begum Zia said that her government aimed to achieve universal secondary education and universal primary health care by 2000.
In the manufacturing sector. she said the focus would be on agro-based Industry, linkage of small and large scales Industry and export promotion on the basis of competitive efficiency.
She thought the achievements of her government were many and quite significant. "We have been able to establish truly democratic atmosphere in the country for which the people have fought for long nine years", she said. The government was sincerely trying
to restore the democratic institutions and values which have been destroyed by the autocratic regime, she added.
Questioned about SAARC. Begum Khaleda Zia put her faith firmly In the organisations ability to realise Ito aims She mentioned that the idea of SAARC was first promoted by-her late husband, president Zlaur Rahman.
She said the key thrust of SAARC's socio-economic mandate was to improve the fol of the common man visibly "so that they may live a life of dignity In an environment of peace, friendship and stability-
Agreeing with the correspondent. Shahed Rasheed, that Bangladesh had positively advanced tn population planning rather than population control, the Prime Minister said that besides other factors It was due to the total and absolute political commitment to the programme with strong support from the international community.