UNB, Dhaka :
The total number of members under the ‘One House One Farm’ project, which aims to ensure rural development and poverty alleviation in the country, now stands at 28.47 lakh.
Out of the major activities of the project as of May 2017, some 15,961 samities (cooperatives) have been formed under the 3rd revision of the project while some 6.58 lakh new members have been included under the freshly formed samities, said an official at the Rural Development and Cooperatives Division.
The official said a training programme is going on to improve the lifestyle of the project beneficiaries.
Under the 2nd revision of the project (till June 2016), the income for every member has increased by Tk 10,921 every year on average while the number of higher income families in the project
areas has also increased to 31 percent from the existing 23 percent.
Earlier in October last year, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved the 3rd revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project raising its cost by Tk 6,813.27 crore, aiming to reduce the country’s poverty rate to 10 percent by 2020.
The Rural Development and Cooperatives Division under the Ministry of LGRD has been implementing the 3rd Revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project by June 2020 with an estimated cost of Tk 8010.27 crore.
The project is being implemented at 40950 wards under 4550 unions in 490 upazilas of the country’s 64 districts. The project mainly aims to help reduce poverty rate to 10 percent from the existing 22.8 percent through turning every household under the project areas to a sustainable agro-based income generating unit.
On July 30, 2013, Ecnec approved the 2nd revision of the ‘Ektee Bari, Ektee Khamar (One House One Farm) project involving Tk 3,163 crore to cover its activities at every village of the country.
The original project received the Ecnec’s approval in November 2009 with an estimated cost of Tk 1,197 crore and with duration from July 2009 to June 2014. Later, the project was revised (1st revision) by slashing its duration by one year and by re-fixing its cost at Tk 1,493 crore. The first revised project covers a total of 1932 unions of the country while under the 2nd revision the project covers all the unions. Under the project, the beneficiaries are being given skill development training, loans, grants and technical assistance after forming village development organisations for poor people based on a primary survey.
The total number of members under the ‘One House One Farm’ project, which aims to ensure rural development and poverty alleviation in the country, now stands at 28.47 lakh.
Out of the major activities of the project as of May 2017, some 15,961 samities (cooperatives) have been formed under the 3rd revision of the project while some 6.58 lakh new members have been included under the freshly formed samities, said an official at the Rural Development and Cooperatives Division.
The official said a training programme is going on to improve the lifestyle of the project beneficiaries.
Under the 2nd revision of the project (till June 2016), the income for every member has increased by Tk 10,921 every year on average while the number of higher income families in the project
areas has also increased to 31 percent from the existing 23 percent.
Earlier in October last year, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved the 3rd revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project raising its cost by Tk 6,813.27 crore, aiming to reduce the country’s poverty rate to 10 percent by 2020.
The Rural Development and Cooperatives Division under the Ministry of LGRD has been implementing the 3rd Revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project by June 2020 with an estimated cost of Tk 8010.27 crore.
The project is being implemented at 40950 wards under 4550 unions in 490 upazilas of the country’s 64 districts. The project mainly aims to help reduce poverty rate to 10 percent from the existing 22.8 percent through turning every household under the project areas to a sustainable agro-based income generating unit.
On July 30, 2013, Ecnec approved the 2nd revision of the ‘Ektee Bari, Ektee Khamar (One House One Farm) project involving Tk 3,163 crore to cover its activities at every village of the country.
The original project received the Ecnec’s approval in November 2009 with an estimated cost of Tk 1,197 crore and with duration from July 2009 to June 2014. Later, the project was revised (1st revision) by slashing its duration by one year and by re-fixing its cost at Tk 1,493 crore. The first revised project covers a total of 1932 unions of the country while under the 2nd revision the project covers all the unions. Under the project, the beneficiaries are being given skill development training, loans, grants and technical assistance after forming village development organisations for poor people based on a primary survey.
