Presentation BARD

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WELCOME TO OUR

PRESENTATION

April 29,2009

Department of Public AdministrationUniversity of Dhaka

PRESENTED BY GROUP : G


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Subject of The Presentation

Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development

(BARD)

COURSE : RURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT ( P.A.

222)


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The Name of Members:

S.N. - 24 NUZHAT BULBUL

F.M. - 34 HALIMA TUZ SADIA

S.N. - 44 NAHID JAHAN EMI

Zia. - 93 BENZIR AHAMED

J.N. - 113 OMAR HALDAR

Group : GROLL NO NAME


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Background :

o BARD was established in 1959, basically as a training institute

to train government officials and representatives of the local

government and village organizations in various subjects

relating to rural development.o It was established by the erstwhile Government of Pakistan,

Ministry of Economic Affairs Resolution No. 18(1)-VAI/57-

A, dated the 19th September, 1957.

o Later, an Ordinance was provided for the establishment of theBARD. Whereas, it is expedient to provide for the

establishment of the Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development and for matters connected therewith.

v THE ACADEMY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, 1986, BANGLADESH

(ORDINANCE NO. LXIV OF 1986).


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AssistantDirectors

(22)

DIRECTOR GENERAL

M. Khairul Kabir

Directors (9)

Joint Directors(14)

Deputy Director (13)

AssistantEngineer

Medicalofficer

AssistantDirector(Sports)

Additional Director General

Organogram

v Including Service Divisions and Academic Divisions.


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Functions & Activities :

The functions of the Academy is defined by

the ordinance provided for it.

The functions of the Academy shall be-

(a) To conduct research in rural development

and allied fields;(b) To provide training to government officials

and others concerned with rural development;

(c) To test and experiment on concepts andtheories of development;

(d) To evaluate the programs and activities

relating to rural development.


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(e) To provide advisory and consultative

service to the Government and other agencies;

(f) To guide and supervise students,national and foreign, in their dissertation works.

(g) To arrange and conduct national and

international seminars, conferences and

workshops;

(h) To held policy planners in the field of

rural development.


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o The activities of the Academy are carried out by its Faculty,

working in 9 Divisions each of which is headed by a Director. The

Divisions are divided into two broad categories: Service Divisions

and Academic Divisions.

o The Service Divisions include Training, Research, Project, and

Administration.

o The Academic Divisions are Rural Administration and Local

Government; Rural Economics and Management; Rural Education

and Social Development; Rural Sociology and Demography; and

Agriculture and Environment.


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EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS & RESEARCH:

The Academy is continuously searching out new models of rural

development. Since its inception, the Academy has conducted about 48

experimental projects on various aspects of rural development. Therefore, it

is conducting experiments in different areas. Some of these are:

1. Women's Education, Income and Nutrition

Improvement (WEINI) Project .

2. Developing a Regular Local Level Poverty

Monitoring System (LLPMS) in Bangladesh.

3. Technical Cooperative activity to improvesanitation at rural area in Bangladesh focusing

on dissemination and awareness rising.


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Future Plan:

Household waste management,

Solid waste management ,

Home hygiene management,

Natural resource management,Garbage management ,

Eco-school program ,

Organic farming ,

All these measures are interrelated and should be addressedcomprehensively. The general objective of the project is to evolve a

model of eco-village in the rural areas of Bangladesh addressing the

major environmental problems.


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FINANCE :

q Budget, granted by the Government;

vTHE ACADEMY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, 1986,

BANGLADESH (ORDINANCE NO. LXIV OF 1986). Sections: 15,16.

q There shall be a fund if the Academy which shall consist of-

(a) Grants-in-aid and other grants made by the Govt.;

(b) Loans obtained from the Govt.;(c) Grants made by the local authorities;

(d) Loans raised by the Academy from inside Bangladesh;

(e) Foreign aid & loans obtained with the approval of the Govt.

(f) Gifts and endowments;

(g) Sale proceeds and royalties;(h) Receipts from any other service.

q The funds of the Academy shall be kept in a scheduled bank approved by

the Board.


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Comilla Model :

The Academy is famous for its evolved model Comilla Approach to Rural Development

and received National Award in 1986 for its remarkable contribution in Rural Development.

Objectives behind the introduction of the project:

(i) to provide a real-life learning situation for the trainees at the Academy,

(ii) to devise development model(s) of programs/institutions which could be replicated

elsewhere in the country.

The arguments and assumptions behind the Comilla Model :(i) the problems of rural development should be approached from the villagers' point of view,

because they have the best understanding of the problems of rural life and the rural

situation;

(ii) the villagers are capable of bringing about changes in their conditions having been

provided with the means for development;

(iii) agricultural development should be made an essential step in initiating a broader rural

development process;

(iv) the village should be considered as a basic development unit, & recognized as the starting

point of the process of modernization;

(v) The training, research and demonstration are essential in promoting rural development.


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Success Stories :

So far the Academy has conducted about 50

experimental projects .Out of these it has been able to

evolve the following rural development models that

replicated throughout the country.

v Two-tier Cooperatives

vThana Training and Development Centre (TTDC)

vRural Works Program (RWP)

vThana (Upazila) Irrigation Program (TIP)

vFamily Planning Programv

An Integrated Approach {Integrated Rural Development (IRD)}vSmall Farmers Development Foundation (SFDF)vComprehensive Village Development Program

(CVDP)


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PROBLEMS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

Financial problem,

Lack of autonomy,

The Post for Medical Officer is vacant,

Lack of techniques to achieve self reliance (Comilla model),

No significant benefit to the landless peoples (Comilla model),

Functions are not going on according to BARD s objectives.

vProblems :

vHow to overcome the Problems : Increase coordination with government for more financial help,

Increase other sources of income,

Rural autonomy should be ensured,

Vacant posts of officials should be recruited .

By following the objectives named as functions in its ordinance.


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