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Steps taken to reform cooperatives law: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has taken steps to reform the cooperatives law with a view to accelerating the cooperatives movement for strengthening the rural economy, reports UNB.
"We want to speed up the cooperatives movement by ensuring rights of cooperators and reducing administrative control over the cooperatives," she said inaugurating the 17th annual general meeting of the National Rural Development Cooperatives Federation at the Engineers Institution yesterday morning.
The PM said the rural-based cooperative organisations can play a vital role in strengthening the rural economy.
She called upon all con-
to build up a massive cooperative movement towards the overall development of the rural economy.
The Prime NIinister cited some initiativfM like formation of Rural DeveBfcment Cooperatives Federation and 1RDP by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
"Economic emancipation of the working class of the society is one of our main policies." Sheikh Hasina said, adding that 'we are marching forward with the programme of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”
She pointed out that the concept of decentralisation of administration was adopted by Comilla Cooperatives, upholding the programme which is still being operated in 450 thanas of remote areas of the country.
The Prime Minister also appreciated the initiative of National Rural Development Cooperatives Federation which has helped form one lakh 21 thousand Bittohin (assetless) Samities’ with 2.5 crore members.
She said the government will implement its development programmes related to farmers, women, landless people through the cooperative societies under Rural Development Board.
Hasina said her government will not compromise on the question of integrated rural development in the interest of agriculture and farmers. The Spvernment has taken a plan or the development of rural communication and electrification. she said.
We want to build up a modern rural development complex with the help of all sections of people." she added.
Responding to various demands of the federation, the Prime Minister said steps have already been taken in line with the demands and added that the
government will consider the issue of giving soft term loan to the TCCA for development and income generating activities.
She said government has taken a democratic and systematic initiative for building up the local government institutions for gearing up the rural economy and mentioned the plan for introducing four-tier local government.
"I hope you will take initiative for establishing due importance of cooperatives in all the tiers of the local government structure," she added.
Terming the villages as the lifeline of Bangladesh. Hasina said the villages are the symbol of culture, tradition and agriculture of the country. The future progress of Bangladesh depends on the development of the villages, she added.
Federation president Asha-lata Baldya placed a charter of demands of the cooperators at the meeting, which was also addressed by LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Zillur Rahman, and LGRD secretary Syed Mar-gub Moshed. Cooperatives leaders across the country attended the meeting.