The Union Parishad is the smallest rural government body in Bangladesh, consisting of 13 members including a chairman and 12 members representing 9 wards (3 seats are reserved for women). The Kismatgonokoir Union Parishad has 9 wards covering an area of 31 square kilometers. It provides various services to citizens through committees and government programs, and faces challenges around development, education, health and infrastructure. It aims to promote equality, participation, and improve living standards through coordination with other organizations.

2. Background :
Artef the indipendence of Bangladesh in 1971 for
managing local economy and development,Union Parisad
was first formed in 1972,with the name of “Union
Panchaet” by Presidential Order No. 07. On 22nd March
in 1973 Presidential Order No. 22 was passed and the
name “Union Panchaet” was replaced by “Union
Council.” Then it consisted of 03 Wards each of them
having 03 members. In 1985 ‘ Bengal Local Autonomous
Government Act ’passed & the name of ‘Union Council’
was replaced by ‘Union Parishad’.At present Union
Parishad is operating under the Local Government (Union
Parishads) Act, 2009.

3. Functions of the office.
Works and service delivery process.
Actual performance of the office.
Gaps between set objectives and actual performances.
Success story.
Problems and challenges

4. Introduction :
Union Parishads are the smallest rural administrative and
local government body at Union level in Bangladesh.Each
Union is made up of 09 Wards.Usually one village is
designated as a Ward..A Union Council consists of a
Chairman and twelve members including three members
exclusively reserved for women. There are 4,554 Unions in
Bangladesh

5. Section 8 of Union Parishad Act, 2009
declares Union Parishad as an administrative unit.
under the Article 152(1) of the Constitution of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

7. .
The Union Parisad is formed with 13 members.They are
as follows :
Chairman : 01
Members (Common seats) : 09
Members (Reserved Seats) : 03
Total : 13
Except the election of reserved seats (for women
only), a union shall be divided into 9 wards; in each
ward a member shall be elected.
To elect the members of the reserved seats, a union
will be divided into 3 wards.

9. Kismatgonokoir Union Parishad situated at
Durgapur Upazilla in Rajshahi District. It is
about 45 km from the Office of the Deputy
Commissioner, Rajshahi. The Union
Parishad Complex accommodates the office
of itself as well as the office of Union Sub-
assistant Agriculture officer, BRDB,
Livestock department and others.
At a
Glance

10. Chairman
(1)
Members
(2)
Secretery
(1)

11. Sl No Name Number/Quantity/
Information
1 Name of the Union Kismatgankair Union Parishad
2 Area 31 SqKM
3 Number of Village/ Mouza 15/14
4 Number of Families
5 Number of Hat/Bazar 2
6 Number of ‘Jal-Mahal’ and River 1
7 Amount of land(cultivable & khas)
8 Population 21138 (According to 2011
Census)
9 Total Number of Voters
10 Literacy Rate 87%

12. Sl No Name Number/Quantity/
Information
11 Name of the Present Chairman
12 Educational Qualification M.Sc In Political Science(RU)
13 Number of standing committee of this Parishad 13
14 Number of Wards in this Union 9
15 Number of Government Educational Institutions
16 Number of Non/semi-government Educational
Institutions
17 Number of Health Service Centre 1
18 Tax Fixed (in Taka)
19 Tax Collected (2013-14)
20 Annual Budget (Own) (2013-14)

13. Source Amount(Lakh)
TR 10.42
KHABIKHA 16.10
KARMOSRIJON 44.96
ADP 4.00
OTHERS 10.42

15. No Name Designation Ward
01 Md. Masud Rana Pramanik Chairman
02 Md. Meher Ali Member 1
03 md. Munsur Rahman Sarker Member 2
04 Md. Antaz Ali Member 3
05 Md. Ansar Ali Shah Member 4
06 Md. Zamir Uddin Mollah Member 5
07 Md. Ansar Ali Pramanik Member 6
08 Md. Abdul Mazid Mollah Member 7
09 Md. Yeasin Ali Member 8
10 Md. Ansar Ali Fakir Member 9
11 Most. Nasima Bibi Member 1,2,3
12 Most Merin Sultana Member 4,5,6
13 Most Shefali Khatun Member 7,8,9
14 Md. Nazrul Islam Sarker UP Secretary
Working Strength

16. To create equality, equal distribution and participation of
people in Union Parishad at a large scale.
To give priority to the poor and ultra poor women
To build up an ideal model Union Parishad through the
development of education, communication, health,
nutrition, sanitation, women, use of modern technology
with the coordination between government and non-
government organization.
MISSION

19. Preparing 5 years plan, development works of rural infra-
structures;
Development with the help of Upazila education office in the
sector of primary and mass education,
 Law and order, environment, social and cultural related works;
Fixing and collecting taxes, fees etc;
Removal of family disputes, preparing and reserving lists of
widow, orphan, poor and distressed people and helping them;
Implementing e-governance, developing co-operative movement
and encouraging rural industrialization and extension;
 Execution of different types of social safety net programs.

20. Agriculture, fishery and livestock development in coordination
with the related officers.
Development in women and child welfare.
Development sanitation and creation of safe drinking water for
all.
Arrangement of socio cultural program and sports at different
level.
Disaster management and relief distribution.
Participation in health and family planning activities with the
collaboration of Upazila health and family planning department.
Renovation of graveyard and crematory places and their
development.
 Implementation of village court law in accordance with Village
Court Act, 2006.
 Other duties vested upon the Parishad by the government from
time to time.

22. 1. Agriculture, Fisheries Livestock related committee.
2. Registration of birth and death related committee.
3. Education, Primary and Mass Education, Health and
Family Planning related committee.
4. Social Welfare and disaster management related
committee.

23. 5. Identification of taxes and collection related committee.
6. Rural infrastructure development and Conservation related
committee.
7. Culture and sports related committee.
8. Environment development and tree plantation related
committee.
9. Finance and establishment related committee.
10. Finance, Budget, Planning and local resource collection
related committee.
11. Public Health, Sanitation and supply of pure water related
committee
12. Law and Order related committee.

25. Vulnerable Group Development is in short form known as
VGD. Under this program, there are 124 beneficiaries
getting rice or wheat. 30 kg rice or wheat is distributed in
every month for every beneficiary. About 3.5 Metric Ton
is allotted for this Union parishad.
TR basically is a project development work. It’s area of
work including such like as road repair, establishment of
solar panel and mosque, mondir construction project.
Total allotment for the Noarai Union Parishad for the year
30 MT.

27. It is familiar as food for work. It is also project
development work. In this program, for every project 5
to more Metric Ton rice/wheat allotted. 32 MT are
allotted for the Union parishad in this year.
It is same as like as KHABHIKHA. It is known as
KajerBinimoye Taka. Project development work is
done by this program. Almost 8 lakh Tk is expenditure
by this program in year.

29. Excavation and re-excavation is done by this program. This
program duration length is 40 days. Road, embankment are
constructed by this program. Almost 45 lakh Tk is expenditure by
this work. The most important things that, absolutely poor people
are preferable to do this work.

31. Payment of electricity bill
Birth and death registration Certificate
Result of public examination
Online application for admission in University
Form fill-up of government form
Life insurance facility
Mobile banking
E-mail, internet, video calling
Computer training, compose and print
Taking snap, print, photocopy and scan
Online application and information of job
Soil test and suggestion for fertilizer
Agriculture, education and health information