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Impact of Adarsha Gram Project in Alleviating Poverty of the Landless Settlers

MUHAMMAD RAFIQUL ISLAM
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EDUCATION, BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UN IVERSITY, MYMENSINGH.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The main focus of this study was to determine the extent of contribution of Adarsha Gram Project in poverty alleviation of the settlers. Poverty alleviation was measured by computing change in family income, change in food consumption and change in housing environment of the settlers after their settlement Attempts were also made to describe some of the selected characteristics of the settled family heads and their relationships with poverty alleviation. The study was conducted in Nazirpur upazila under Pirojpur district One hundred and five family heads of six Adarsba Grams were selected randomly from a total of 210 settled families. Data were collected through personal interview by using an interview schedule. Data collection took 47 days from August 5, 2001 to September 20, 2001. The findings reveal that all the settled people eam below one US$ per day. People of Adorsba Grams are still below poverty line. But their daily income increased to taka 12.34 (USS 0.27) from taka 8.46 (USS 0.15) as a result of settlement in Adarsha Gram. Almost hundred per cent settled family have tin roofed house at present while one per cent families had tin house before settlement.

Keywords: Impact ,Adarsha gram project , Alleviating poverty, Landless settlers, Credit

Location: Nazirpur, Pirojpur.

Start Date: 05-08-2001

End Date: 20-09-2001

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Credit

Objectives:

I . To find out the nature of ownership of living places of the settlers before their settlement.

2.. To find out some selected characteristics of the settlers.

Methodology:

Forty landless settlers families have been rehabilitated in each cluster village. So the total number of settler's families is 210. The list of all those 210 settlers families was collected fro m AC (Land) office. All those 210 permanent settlers are the population of this study. Fifty per cent settlers from those villages were randomly selected . Data were collected personally by the researcher himself from the sample by using interview schedule. Data were collected personally by the researcher himself through face-to-face visit from all the randomly selected settlers in six Adarsha Grams (i.e. cluster villages) of Nazirpu r upazila to obtain valid and perti nent information. An introductory visit was made to upazila land office and UNO office. Aims and objectives of collecting data were explained to UNO and the staff of AC (Land ) of Nazirpur, Pi rojpur. UNO informed the settlers about the purpose of the study through Kanungo and Tahshilda rs. Researcher personally was holding the post of AC (Land) before 2 years ago. So the researcher could easily establish desired rapport with the respondents. The researcher personally knew most of the respondents. Spontaneous response came from the respondents.

Source of Information: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EDUCATION, BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, MYMENSINGH

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Achievement/Findings:

. The findings reveal that all the settled people earn below one US$ per day. People of Adorsba Grams are still below poverty line. But their daily income increased to taka 12.34 (USS 0.27) from taka 8.46 (USS 0.15) as a result of settlement in Adarsha Gram. Almost hundred per cent settled family have tin roofed house at presen t while one per cent families had tin house before settlement. About 70 per cent families at present use half sanitary I Mrines while about 4 per cent families used the same before settlement. Hundred per cent families use tube-well for drinking water while 36.19 per cent families used to drink water from pond or river before settlement Before settlement 75.23 per cent respondents were upper poverty line and after settlement 63.71 per cent are upper poverty line according to calorie intake of the respondents. Pearson's product moment correlation co-efficient was computed to examined the relationships between the concerned variables. The findings showed that age, family size, length of rehabilitation and yearly savings of the settled families had significant positive relationship with their change in income.

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