The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Chittagong

A large number of jobless people in the district became self-reliant economically with the financial and technical assistance of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) during the last fiscal year.

The BSCIC authorities have provided soft-term loan and training facilities to 536 unemployed and low-income group people in different categories of small and cottage industries sector during the last fiscal year under its poverty alleviation programme.

BSCIC officials said most beneficiaries, who got loan and necessary training under the programme, have achieved economic solvency by involving themselves with various income generating ventures. During the period, the authorities distributed Taka 17 lakh as loan among the unemployment people, including females.

A maximum of Taka 50 thousand was disbursed to each individual to undertake projects on poultry raising, welding factory, confectionery, tailoring, laundry and computer training center.

Eng. Harun-ur-Rashid, regional director of BSCIC told BSS that the corporation has been working by giving priority to the jobless and distressed people of rural areas for improving their economic status.

Apart from providing loan money and adequate logistic facilities to the new entrepreneurs, the authorities also gave such facilities to the people who are unable to run their on- going businesses for lack of working capital and technical knowledge.