Rural Transport Improvement Scheme
Poverty cut rate doubles in project area
An impact study of World Bank (WB) shows that female employment rate increased by almost 50 percent and non-agricultural assets increased by 25 to 50 percent as a result of the government's Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP).
Similarly, poverty reduction rate almost doubled in the project areas.
New rural roads have made it easier for the children to go to school, health care facilities are now more accessible and new economic opportunities have opened up for villagers.
The WB is supporting the government in 21 districts in improving the rural transport infrastructure.
The RTIP, since its inception in 2003, has maintained and improved more than 2,500 km of rural roads and built or improved more than 110 growth market centres and 30 jetties. The project so far created employment for more than 30,000 persons in the project area.
The project's impact area covers over 44,000 square km in 21 Districts.
The final Socio-Economic Monitoring and Evaluation study submitted in September 2010 shows that travel times are now reduced by 58 percent during the dry season and 65 percent during monsoon for motorised vehicles, while travel times decreased by 53 percent during dry season and 61 percent during monsoon for the non-motorised vehicles.
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