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PM outlines strategies for poverty alleviation
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia Sunday underlined the need for integration of rural economy with national economy for fruitful and effective poverty alleviation, reports BSS.
Productive employment opportunities and growth policy arc to be diligently pursued in
the rural areas, she said adding If poverty is to be removed fruitfully and effectively, we will have to turn a new look to our village and think deeply about the rural people. Villages are to be made the focal point of all our development.
Addressing the Inaugural
session of the regional workshop on Organisation and Management of Agricultural Services for Small Farmers in Asia organised by the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) tn collaboration with FAO and Commonwealth Secretariat, the Prime Minister said: "We have adopted two integrated strategics and approaches for poverty alleviation.'
The first strategy was to create employment opportunities for the rural people to utilise their labour In a productive way, she said.
Begum Zia said our second strategy of poverty alleviation is — widespread provision of basic services for rural masses.
The Prime Minister said 'Development can neither be imported nor exported. It originates from the soil.'
Every country has its own tradition of development. Our s tradition and culture of development arc self-reliant villages. she said.
Presided over by LGRD and Cooperatives Minister and Vice chairperson of C1RDAP Salam Talukdar, the function was also addressed by Agriculture Minister M Majid-ul-Haq, Assistant Director General, FAO. AZM Obaidullah Khan, Assistant Director, FPRDD, Commonwealth Secretariat G L Bailur and CIRDAP Director A T M Shamsul Haque. CIRDAP Programme Officer Dr Salcnuddin Ahmed gave the vote of thanks on the occasion.
Policy makers, experts and representatives of small farmers' organisations from 15 countries of Asia as well as participants from a number of international organisations will deliberate on various Issues in the five-day workshop which is being held to focus on pragmatic remedial action for the benefit of the participating countries.
The Prime Minister said with a view to utilising the rural labour force in a productive way, the government was setting up extensive rural infrastructure and institutional facilities. She said stress had been laid on development of . agriculture and building up agro based industries.
Begum Zia pointed out that steps were under way for ensuring easy availability of irrigation, agriculture Input and credit facilities. An amount of Tk 14,160 million has been earmarked for agriculture and water sectors In the next year's Annual Development Programme outlay, she said.
Begum Zia said a land bank had been stipulated for the benefit of marginal farmers. Rural economy Is being rejuvenated through boosting small and cottage Industries, she said adding the rural poor were being productively mobilised under the nation-wide canal digging programme.
The Prime Minister said primary health care and family planning facilities had been extended upto village level, primary education had been made compulsory and Education for girls upto class eight In rural areas had been made free for widespread provision of basic social services for rural masses.