Bureaucrats for coordination

Some top bureaucrats have suggested that effective co-ordination should be developed among the government's poverty alleviation projects under different ministries for better outcomes.

"Ektee Bari Ektee Khamar (One House One Farm) project is a successful one. There is still a scope to have better outcomes from the project. There are many more projects under several ministries for alleviating poverty in the country," said Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan at a seminar on the project held in the capital's Cirdap auditorium, organised by Rural Development and Co-operatives Division on Thursday.

Co-ordination among the existing 145 government projects under social safety net is needed to utilise the resources in a better way, he added.

Addressing the event, PMO Principal Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad said a national working committee can be formed for developing co-ordination among the projects.

Social Welfare Secretary Nasima Begum said at upazila level a UNO has to hold some 12 meetings on government's poverty alleviation projects. But one single meeting will be enough if there is co-ordination, she added.

Public Administration Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury said a co-ordinated approach can play a vital role in alleviating poverty.

Secretary-in-Charge of Statistics and Informatics Division Kaniz Fatema, and Planning Division Secretary Md Shafiqul Azam, among others, spoke at the programme held with RDCD Secretary MA Quader Sarker in the chair.