Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Dr. Abdul Moin Khan said that during the current government's tenure, three projects will be implemented under the rural development project to create self-employment for the rural population and alleviate poverty. Under these projects, a total of 1,180 cooperative societies will be formed, and 145,556 beneficiaries will benefit.
On Monday (November 9), he provided this information in response to a written question from Member of Parliament Md. Nazmul Huda in a session of the National Parliament. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed (Bir Bikram) presided over the session.
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The three projects are—
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1. The project titled ‘Ensuring sustainable employment for the backward communities of Khulna Division through cooperatives for skills development’.
2. The project titled ‘Women’s skills development and entrepreneurship creation through cooperatives’.
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3. The project titled ‘Technical and language skills development in creating skilled human resources through cooperatives’.
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