Around 1.46 lakh beneficiaries will receive support under three rural development projects during the government’s current tenure.
Screengrab of State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam. Photo: Courtesy
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Screengrab of State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam. Photo: Courtesy
The government will form 1,180 cooperative societies under three rural development projects during its current tenure to create self-employment opportunities and reduce poverty in rural communities, State Minister Mir Shahe Alam told parliament today (9 November).
A total of 1,45,556 beneficiaries will receive support through these cooperatives, he said on behalf of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan.
He was responding to a starred question from Meherpur-2 MP Md Nazmul Huda.
The state minister said the initiative aims to create self-employment opportunities and improve the economic conditions of underprivileged rural people.
The three projects are “Ensuring Sustainable Employment for Underprivileged Communities in Khulna Division through Cooperatives for Skills Development”, “Skills Development and Entrepreneurship Creation for Women through Cooperatives” and “Technical and Language Skills Development for Skilled Human Resource Development through Cooperatives”.
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