ASHRAYAN-2 ( A Project of Poverty Alleviation through Rehabilitation and Income Generation)
The location of the project will be all over Bangladesh
Objectives and Activities of the Project
Main Activities and Works
Overall Objectives
The overall objective of the Project is to alleviate poverty of the landless and homeless people through
providing shelters and human resource development activities. The aim of the project is to improve the
standard of living ensuring basic education, health care and skill development on income generating
activities of the landless, homeless, distress and rootless people.
Specific Objectives
The specific objective of the project is to settle 50,000 landless and homeless families/people specially the people
victimized by the cyclone (Aila etc.) in the coastal region, river crosion and flood on khas land /
resumed land / donated land / in some cases purchased land with living accommodation, title deed of ownership
of the land jointly in the name of wife and husband. The project aims at creating dynamic village and stimulating
socio-economic development of the people of ASHRAYAN-2.
The ASHRAYAN-2 PROJECT is working to alleviate the poverty of the landless and homeless families of Bangladesh by focusing
on human resource development. The project will act directly on the civil and human rights of the target population and
will intervene in order to improve their living conditions, education, health and earning opportunities. The project aims
at the distribution of title deeds of ownership of the land and as a result of this the poor become visible, registered,
able to express political preference and become reachable by services provided by the Government. The activities and works
of the project include -
Lead Agency:
a. Ashrayan Bastabayan Shangstha (ABASH)
ASHRAYAN-2
Associated Executing Agencies:
a. Armed Force Division (AFD)
b. District and Upazila Administration
c. Local Govt. Engineering Department
d. Directorate of Social Welfare
e. Directorate of Co-operatives
f. Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation
g. Directorate of Youth Development
h. Forest Department
i. Public Works Department (PWD)
j. Power Development Board (PDB)
k. Rural Electrification Board (REB)
l. Union Parishads
Operation and maintenance
Prime Minister's Office in a coordinating role with the District and Upazila Administration and
other Government Department.
The ASHRAYAN-2 PROJECT, Prime Minister's Office will execute the project activities by Armed Forces Division ( AFD ), different
Government agencies, various Governmental Departments and District & Upazila Administration. To get the specific guidance and
advice from the appropriate authority for smooth implementation of the project activities/components there will be a Committee
named Ashrayan-2 Project Central Advisory Council. The committee is responsible for the
approval of the Annual Work Plans and Budgets based on proposals and recommendations from Project authority. This Committee
would give necessary direction to their own Directorate / Department to implement the project in field level. In order to
achieve effective coordination between the project and other development agencies this Committee is represented by different
Ministries and agencies. Composition of the Committee is as follows :
ASHRAYAN-2 PROJECT Implementation Central Steering Committee will act for policy making and overall guidance and supervision
of project's activities. It would discuss and approve the Yearly Work Plan and Budgets and subsequently delegate authority
to Project administration for execution. The ASHRAYAN-2 Project Implementation Central Steering Committee can co-opt any
member whenever necessary and will sit at least two times in a year. Central Steering Committee will also analyze
the progress of the project, select the Annual target, Re-scheduling, Monitoring and evaluation, other special
activities and any responsibility assigned by advisory council. Principal Secretary, Prime Minister's Office will act as the
Convener of the committee and will sit with Six Divisional commissioners after every three months for reviewing, monitoring,
analyzing the performances
of each division in this regard and for taking appropriate action. Secretary, Prime Minister's Office will act as Alternate
Convener of the Central Steering Committee in absence of the Principal Secretary. Project Director of ASHRAYAN-2 Project will
carry out
his duties as a member secretary. Moreover, this committee will give necessary direction to the officers of their own Ministry
office to the to the implementation of ASHRAYAN-2. in order
to achieve effective coordination between the project and other development agencies the Committee is represented by the
different Ministries and other agencies. Composition of the Committee is as follows :
District Task Force
ASHRAYAN-2 Project Implementation District Task Force would act for Analyzing the progress of different department /
directorate in field level in implementing ASHRAYAN. District Task Force will responsible for implementing the project
in schedule time and will remove all barriers in implementation of project. ASHRAYAN-2 Project Implementation District
Task Force can co-opt any member whenever necessary and would held at least one meeting once in a month. District Task
Force will be responsible for effective co-ordination among various departments and developing agencies. The formation
of the District Task Force Committee will be as follows :
Upazila Task Force
ASHRAYAN-2 Project Implementation Upazila Task Force would ensure the completion of ASHRAYAN in schedule time.
It would analy the progress of different Departments/Directorates in the field level, Remove all barriers in project
implementation. It would coordinate with the other departments in establishing ASHRAYAN village. The task force will be
responsible for selection and recovery of khas land and purchase lands and selection of project sites and sending ASHRAYAN
project proposals to District level. The task force will also be responsible for selecting beneficiaries as per the
principle set by the Government. Moreover the ASHRAYAN-2 Project Implementation Task Force is responsible for carrying out
the task assigned by the Project Authority. ASHRAYAN-2 Project Implementation Upazila Task Force can co-opt any member
whenever necessary and will held one meeting once in a month. Upazila ASHRAYAN-2 Project Implementation Task Force headed
by Upazila Nirbahi Officer will be formulated as follows:
