Beggar rehabilitation programme begins in Thakurgaon
A beggar rehabilitation programme was inaugurated at Awliapur union in Thakurgaon sadar upazila on Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Chandra Biswas distributed homestead land documents for living, milking cows and financial assistance for erecting houses, grocery shops and running capital for small business to five local beggars through a vibrant inaugural programme held at Awliapur Union Parishad Complex. Each person got valuables and cash worth Tk.1-lakh for those purposes.
Eco Social Development Organisation (ESDO) implemented the programme under 'Samridhi' (Enrich) project with the financial assistance of Palli Karma Sohayak Foundation (PKSF).
Out of 61 beggars that were enlisted, five were chosen and these five will be provided with a piece of land, house building material, cow, grocery shop material and as running capital of small business worth Tk one lakh in the first phase.
Of the five beneficiaries, Jogeswar Barman,60, got land document of 30-decimol of land which was mortgaged earlier to local money launder involving Tk.65,000, house building material of Tk.25,000 for erecting new house, a newly set up panshop (betel leaf shop) spending Tk.5,000 and Tk.5,000 as capital to run the shop.
Joynob Rani Barman,55, was given two milking cows worth Tk.60,000, animal feed worth Tk.3,000, a cowshed at a cost Tk.10,000, a newly built grocery shop involving Tk.10,000 and Tk.17,000 in cash.
Visually impaired Sagor Chandra Roy,40, got two milking cows worth Tk.60,000, animal feed Tk.3,000, newly built house involving Tk.25,000, a newly set up shop structure involving Tk.5,000 and Tk.7,000 in cash.
Darajul Islam,55, was distributed two milking cows of Tk.60,000, its feed Tk.3,000, a newly built house of Tk.25,000, complete panshop at a cost Tk.5,000 and Tk.7,000 in cash for running shop.
Belal Hossain, 50, who is blind by birth, also got two milking cows worth Tk.60,000, newly made house involving Tk.25,000 and Tk.15,000 in cash.
In the opening session Executive Engineer of Public Health Department Altafur Rahman and Executive Director of Eco Social Development Organisation (ESDO) Dr. Muhammad Shahid Uz Zaman attended as special guest while UP Chairman of Awliapur Union Parishad Md. Jafrullah in the chair.
Appreciating the programme activities, the speakers said the nation would be able to stand up with a strong backbone, if we can refrain from extending pleads to others for gaining breads.
Executive Director of ESDO Dr. Muhammad Shahid Uz Zaman said, "we have launched such programme in the union with the assistance of PKSF for making a model of rooting out poverty."
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