Govt urged to put emphasis on co-operatives in PRSP
Star Business Report
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged the government to give emphasis on co-operatives in the PRSP to cut poverty.They said at least 3.5 crore people are involved in co-operative activities directly or indirectly across the country but unfortunately the importance of co-operatives is ignored in the poverty reduction strategy paper, which aims to cut poverty by 2015. They also urged the government to strengthen the Co-operatives Bank. They were speaking at a discussion in Dhaka to mark the 83rd International Co-operative Day. LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan formally inaugurated the roundtable. State Minister for LGRD & Co-operatives Ziaul Haq Zia was present as special guest. Co-operative initiatives need government support to spur economic development, said Abdul Mannan, chairman of Federation of National Rural Development and Co-operative. He said the PRSP will fail to achieve target if co-operative is ignored. Hedayetul Islam Chowdhury, secretary of Rural Development and Co-operative Division, was also present.
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