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Rural Development
The Brainiacs

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Kazi Sadia Monnaf
12005009
Samit Al Hossain
12005035
Fahima Akter
12005005
Fahmida Tasnim Tinnee
12005045
Md Fahim Muntasir
12005048
Md Morshed Alam
12005007
Our group members introduction

3. Contents
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History of rural development
Definition , Meaning and indicator of rural development
Objectives and importance of rural development .
Process of rural development .
Initiative taken for rural development .
Problems of rural development .

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Speech By
Kazi Sadia Monnaf (12005009)

5. Definition , Meaning and indicator of rural development
DefiRural development is the process of improving the quality of life and
economic well nition: being of people living in rural areas, often relatively
isolated and sparsely populated areas.
 It’s an action plan for the economic and social upliftment of rural
areas.
 It aim at improving the quality of life of people living in rural areas.
 It focuses on the action for the development of areas that are lagging
behind in the overall development of the rural economy.
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6. Meaning :
Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of land-
intensive natural resources such as agriculture and forestry. It aims to improve
livelihoods by implementing comprehensive development for rural areas
where a majority of people in poverty live. Rural development can also
contribute to reduce poverty in urban areas by reducing excessive population
in fluxes from rural areas.
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7. Indicators
Three Main Indicator themes concerning
• Social well-being;
• Economic structure and performance;
• Population & migration.
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Speech By
Samit Al Hossain (12005035)

9. History of Rural Development in Bangladesh
Pakistan period: The Village Agricultural and Industrial Development (V-AID) programme in 1953
by United States.
V-AID encompassed: health, sanitation, agriculture, cooperatives, land reclamation, primary
education, physical infrastructure, social and recreational activities. Withdrawn in 1961.
The Pakistan Academy of Rural Development (PARD):
a) Rural Works Programme by using local manpower.
b)Thana Training agricultural technology, cooperation, citizen's right and obligation.
c) Thana Irrigation Programme.
d) Two-tier Cooperatives to promote cooperation among villagers.
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10. After birth of Bangladesh (1971):
• In 1972, the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP).
• transformed into Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB).
• BRDB, largest government organization involved in rural development.
• rural poverty alleviation and production-oriented schemes:
 the two-tier cooperatives
 the rural women project,
 rural poor project, and
 agricultural development project
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11. • The Comprehensive Village Development Programme by BARD in 1975.
• the Small Farmers Development Programme in 1993.
• Other major governmental rural development projects include:
 the Vulnerable Group Development,
 Thana Resource Development and Employment Project,
 Rural Social Service Programme,
 Community Development Programme,
 Self-reliance Programme for Rural Women, and
 technologies for rural employment
 employment oriented growth,
 greater citizen participation in development activities,
 greater cooperation between public and private sectors
 specialized programmes for the disadvantaged groups such as rural poor women, ethnic
minorities, children, and the elderly people
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Speech By
Fahima Akter (12005005)

13. Objectives
The main objective of the Rural Development is improving the living standards of rural people by
utilizing the easily available natural and human resources. The other objectives of rural
development programmers are as follow:
1. Development of agriculture and allied activities.
2. Development of village and cottage industries and handicrafts.
3. Development of socio-economic infrastructure which includes setting up of rural banks,
co-operatives, schools etc.
4. Development of community services and facilities i.e., drinking water, electricity, rural roads,
health services etc.
5. Development of Human resource mobilization
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14. Importance
For a country like Bangladesh, rural development is important. The reason behind this is that
most of the people of the country are living in the villages.
There is direct link between the rural development and the development of our national
economy.
The rural sectors contribute the two-thirds of the GDP.
We can achieve our cherished goal of financial development by the development of our
villages which hold the key to our success.
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Speech By
Fahmida Tasnim Tinnee (12005045)

16. Process of Rural Development
Rural Development planned change towards the improvement of the economic and
social lifestyle of the rural poor through increased production, equitable distribution of
resources, and empowerment. In general, a planned change can be of two major kinds,
rural institution building and advancement in technology. Although agricultural
development constitutes a major part of it, rural development is a much broader process
which aims at the development of the rural economy as a whole. In fact, it is a process
that encompasses the entire gamut of technical, economic, political and social changes
related to private and public efforts geared towards increasing the well being of rural
citizens
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17. The key elements of rural development in Bangladesh are:
(a) poverty alleviation and raising the living standards of the rural poor;
(b) equitable distribution of income and wealth;
(c) wider employment opportunities;
(d) participation of the local people in planning, decision-making, implementation
process, benefit sharing, evaluation of rural development programmes, and
(e) 'empowerment' or more economic and political power to the rural masses to
control the use and distribution of scarce resources.
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Speech By
Md Fahim Muntasir (12005048)

19. Initiative taken for rural development
In the current rural development program has been considered as the focal point of
national development and in that case government as well as private efforts have been
playing an important role in development. These programs include agriculture, cattle
rearing, co-operatives, family planning, education, skills development training, raising
public awareness, etc. for the economic development of the largest rural population of
the village. Above all, the steps mentioned for rural development have already been
taken by the government, In which all the steps have been taken are :
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20. 1. Government has arranged school and collages for the spread of education in the
village.
2. Government has provided compulsory primary education, mass education,
Universal education , elimination of illiteracy , adult education , unpaid education .
3. Public and private steps have been taken to strengthen the rural economy.
4. Necessary training and capital is being provided for the betterment of cottage
industry.
5. Scientific methods are being applied to revolutionize agriculture .
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21. 6. Various measures have been taken to improve public health .
7. Various measures have been taken to deal with the population growth and to solve the
problem of unemployment .
8. Communication system, electrification, clean water system has been continued.
9.Arranged the loan.
10. Steps for rural development have been taken by establishing village government.
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22. Some key factors acknowledged in existing development
• Poverty alleviation
• Climate Change impact
• Food Security
• Reducing pressure on urban centers in the country
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Speech By
Md Morshed Alam (12005007)

24. Problems of Rural Development
Rapid population growth : Bangladesh is an overpopulated country and currently, it has about
16.46 cr people and population density is about 1265 p/km2. So, food shortage and Unemployment
is available here.
Unemployment : Rural area of Bangladesh, there have crucial unemployment problem. In 2021, the
unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in Bangladesh. About 2.5 million working people are
unemployed and there is many disguised unemployed person in the agriculture sector
Land mitigation and agriculture: The amount of land suitable for cultivation is decreasing day by
day due to the creation of more and more habitats .
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25. Food deficiency : Although Bangladesh is an agriculture-dependent country and agriculture
has the highest labor force, sometimes it faces food-deficit because of proper planning
Lack of educated person : Education is one of the main element which leads a countries
development. About 85% of our population live in villages. Again, about 85% of our rural
population are illiterate.
Lack of skilled persons : In rural area of Bangladesh people are not skilled. Though the
literacy rate of Bangladesh is about 76.4 percent and it is improving day by day but there is
shortage of skilled person or manpower.
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26. Underdeveloped Infrastructure : Most of the infrastructure of Bangladesh specially in rural
area is not developed so it needs more development. Roads, railways, waterways, ports, airways,
communication system, electricity, etc.
Lack of Entrepreneurs : The rural area of this country, there is a shortage of entrepreneurs.
Peoples are hankering after jobs. Entrepreneurs can earn foreign currencies, create job
opportunities and can change the countries overall economic conditions.
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