Rural Development and Co-operatives Division

Rural Development and Co-operatives Division (Bengali: পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় বিভাগ) is a Bangladesh government division responsible for rural development and regulation of agricultural cooperative organisations.[1] Mohamad Rezaul Ahasan is the Secretary in charge of the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division.[2] State Minister Swapan Bhattacharjee is in charge of the Ministry.[3]

Rural Development and Co-operatives Division
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteRural Development and Co-operatives Division

History

Rural Development and Co-operatives Division developed the One House One Farm Project (Ektee Bari Ektee Khamar Project) in 2009 to increase rural employement and development. The budget for the project was 11 billion taka with an aim to target 578 thousand farms and 2.9 million people.[4]

In 2014, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the development of concentrated rural housing township called Palli Janapad. The government allocated 8.29 billion taka for the project. The project would be overseen by the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division and implemented by Center for Irrigation and Water Management and Rural Development Academy.[5][6]

On 27 June 2019, State Minister Swapan Bhattacharjee announced in parliament that the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division would provided low cost loans at 4 percent interest to rural farmers who were growing non-major food grains.[7]

References
  1. "Mission Statement". rdcd.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "ম াোঃ মেজাউল আহসান" (PDF). rdcd.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "Govt curtails power of 2 ministers". The Daily Star. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "One house one farm scheme kicks off next month". The Daily Star. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. "Ecnec okays Tk 424.34cr compact township project for rural people". The Daily Star. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. "'Construction work progressing fast'". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. "'Loan at 4% interest for producers of non-major food grains'". The Daily Star. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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