Tk 4.19 billion EGP to create jobs during lean period
Monday, 1 November 2010
RANGPUR, Oct 31 (BSS): The first-phase of the ongoing employment generation programme (EGP) during this lean period got its full momentum throughout the country including Rangpur Division from today.
The government has allocated Taka 419,99,99,980 for the first-phase that will continue till December 31 next creating job opportunities for 0.630 million ultra poor including women in all 64 districts, official sources said.
Each of the selected beneficiaries will earn Taka 6,000 for their 40-day work during the period with Taka 150 per day wages for five days in a week through conducting development activities including earth-filling work.
The Ministry of Food and Disaster Management has allocated the huge amount under the government's massive social safety networks to provide jobs to the ultra poor during the peak hour of the seasonal lean period.
The work under the ongoing EGP started beginning from the third week of October and the same were launched in full swing elsewhere in the country from today.
Under the EGP, Taka 70, 80, 12,000 have been allocated for 1, 18,002 beneficiaries in all eight districts of Rangpur division during this outgoing weakest ever seasonal lean period `monga'.
Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur BM Enamul Haque today formally launched the programme in the district by inaugurating repairing and earth-filling work of the Kishamat Sherpur-Soyrabari road under Gangachara Upazila.
The poorer section people, distressed women, jobless farm and day-labourers have been working now under the first- phase programme in all 58 upazilas of eight districts in the poverty-prone Rangpur division as elsewhere in the country.
The administrations earlier prepared lists of the beneficiaries in a transparent manner before providing EGP cards and the beneficiaries will get wages through bank accounts opened at only Taka 10 at the banks of their respective areas.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) of Rangpur Mokhlesur Rahman told the news agency that the EGP has been planned for assisting the poorer section in combating seasonal job crisis during the seasonal lean period.
The ongoing work under the EGP include earth-filling work in the institutions, cleaning of weeds, preparing compost fertilizer heaps, renovation, repairing and earth-filling work for bridges, culverts, roads, water bodies, ponds, canals etc.
Rangpur Deputy Commissioner BM Enamul Haque today informed the news agency that adequate steps have been taken to conduct the programme successfully in a completely transparent manner.
"Proper supervisions are being conducted to ensure welfare of the targeted group of people and if found, tough measures will be taken against any irregularities and the responsible persons," he added.
While talking to the news agency today, a number of beneficiaries including women thanked the government for launching the EGP that help them in overcoming the softest ever seasonal lean period very successfully this year.
The government has allocated Taka 419,99,99,980 for the first-phase that will continue till December 31 next creating job opportunities for 0.630 million ultra poor including women in all 64 districts, official sources said.
Each of the selected beneficiaries will earn Taka 6,000 for their 40-day work during the period with Taka 150 per day wages for five days in a week through conducting development activities including earth-filling work.
The Ministry of Food and Disaster Management has allocated the huge amount under the government's massive social safety networks to provide jobs to the ultra poor during the peak hour of the seasonal lean period.
The work under the ongoing EGP started beginning from the third week of October and the same were launched in full swing elsewhere in the country from today.
Under the EGP, Taka 70, 80, 12,000 have been allocated for 1, 18,002 beneficiaries in all eight districts of Rangpur division during this outgoing weakest ever seasonal lean period `monga'.
Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur BM Enamul Haque today formally launched the programme in the district by inaugurating repairing and earth-filling work of the Kishamat Sherpur-Soyrabari road under Gangachara Upazila.
The poorer section people, distressed women, jobless farm and day-labourers have been working now under the first- phase programme in all 58 upazilas of eight districts in the poverty-prone Rangpur division as elsewhere in the country.
The administrations earlier prepared lists of the beneficiaries in a transparent manner before providing EGP cards and the beneficiaries will get wages through bank accounts opened at only Taka 10 at the banks of their respective areas.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) of Rangpur Mokhlesur Rahman told the news agency that the EGP has been planned for assisting the poorer section in combating seasonal job crisis during the seasonal lean period.
The ongoing work under the EGP include earth-filling work in the institutions, cleaning of weeds, preparing compost fertilizer heaps, renovation, repairing and earth-filling work for bridges, culverts, roads, water bodies, ponds, canals etc.
Rangpur Deputy Commissioner BM Enamul Haque today informed the news agency that adequate steps have been taken to conduct the programme successfully in a completely transparent manner.
"Proper supervisions are being conducted to ensure welfare of the targeted group of people and if found, tough measures will be taken against any irregularities and the responsible persons," he added.
While talking to the news agency today, a number of beneficiaries including women thanked the government for launching the EGP that help them in overcoming the softest ever seasonal lean period very successfully this year.