According to World Bank “Rural development is growth strategy for a particular target population -the rural poor . It involves extending of benefits of development to those future lies in the pursuit of livelihood in rural areas .These include small farmers, landless and women.”

1. Presentation
on
The Integrated Rural Development
Programme In Bangladesh
Presented by
Eti Khan Mitu
17 CDM 019

2. Content
Rural Development
History
Two-tier cooperatives
Reasons for choosing to use two-tier cooperative
system
Goal of IRDP
Objectives of IRDP
Feature of IRDP
Success
Failure

3. Rural Development
According to World Bank
“Rural development is growth strategy for a
particular target population -the rural poor . It
involves extending of benefits of development
to those future lies in the pursuit of livelihood
in rural areas .These include small farmers,
landless and women.”

4. History of IRDP
1.In Bangladesh ,the concept of integrated efforts in rural development came
even earlier , in 1960s.
2.In1963 ,it was decided to experiment with the two – tier
Co-operative system of Comilla under an expansion programme
in three outside districts , to test its susceptibility and
viability in different parts of the country.
3.In 1965 ,seven thanas and then in
1968,the remaining 13 thana of the
comilla district taken up under this
programme.
4.In 1968,the EPADC took over the
responsibility of CDIRD
5.After liberation , it was decided to undertake the IRDP as a
national programme.
6.In December 1982,the IRDP was converted into Bangladesh
Rural Development Board (BRDB).
History

5. Two–tier Cooperatives
To-tier cooperative is a system of cooperative
comprising village based cooperative societies
called Krishak Samabaya Samiti (KSS) at the
local level.

6. Reasons for choosing to use two-tier
cooperative system
Reasons
Bangladesh being a country mainly of small –holdings ,
the two tier cooperative system was excepted to be
one of the easiest ways of diffusing modern inputs
,credit and knowledge to these small farmers without
bringing any fundamental challenge to the private
ownership of land;
National and international support towards the Comilla
approach in early 1960;
High Yielding varieties seed-fertilizer-irrigation
technology was thought to be scale-neutral .

7. Goal of IRDP
The main goal of IRDP is to achieve growth
and to provide equitable distribution of income
among the members in favour of the marginal
farmers and landless labourers.

8. Objectives of IRDP
The IRDP was designed as a national programme with
following objectives:
1. To organise “comilla type Cooperative” for optimum
utilisation of human as well as material resources
available for development.
2. To organise farmers into cohesive and disciplined
groups for planned development.
3. To boost agricultural production in the shortest
possible time through group action.
4. To ensure proper utilisation of institutional credit and
other input arranged and supervised by Thana Central
Cooperative Assosciation(TCCA).

9. Cont’d…..
5.To help accumulate farmers own capital through thrift
deposits and scale of share.
6.To promote adoption of suitable agricultural innovations
through diffusion of new ideas and knowledge.
7.To integrate all supplies or services for effective utilisation
of resources for productive purposes,
8.To study ,experiment and plan for comprehensive rural
development.
9.To help develop local leadership through continuous training
and group action.
10.To initiate a programme for equitable distribution of
income among the members in favour of the marginal
farmers and landless labourers.

10. Feature of IRDP
1) To organise farmers into village based cooperative societies
2) To federate the primary cooperative TCCA to provide a forum for
coordination ,training and a channel distribution of inputs
including credit
3) The promotion of savings and generation of capital by members
4) The preparation of production plans for the KSS.
5) The provision of storage ,marketing ,processing of products and
workshop facilities
6) The linkage of TCCA with other thana level agencies
7) The cooperation with other national programme
8) The organization of TCCA into district federations and of these
into a national federation.

11. Success of IRDP
success
The per acre yield of rice in comilla kotwali thana has gone up to 1,20
tons(average of five years 1972-73 through 1976-77)which is more than double
the national average.
There was an expansion of the area covered by
irrigation schemes in Bangladesh with the support of
IRDP and Bangladesh Agricultural Development
Corporation.
IRDP had a remarkable success in respect of delivery of inputs and
marketing of commodities . From 1971-72 to late 1975 ,TCCA sold
136000tons of fertiliser which is higher than national average per thana.

12. Failure of IRDP
 Credit and irrigation facilities are the main
facilities of this cooperative society.
 It has been known that the credit facilities are
enjoyed by the rich farmers , again because
the main criterion for providing credit is the
amount of land property owned by the
members.

13. Cont’d…….
It is also found from the discussion with the villagers
that the powerful members of the cooperatives get the
maximum irrigation facilities , e.g.,
If there is scarcity of water due to scarcity of electricity
,the powerful will get the water first
The more the amount of land ,the more water he is
entitled to get
The landholders can get water without paying the
earlier amount they are supposed to pay
If they are not allowed to take by law ,they take water
by force.

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