পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/২৫৬

224 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র thing to be done to awaken interest from those concerned in the process of doing it. Centralized management of local affairs may well provoke indignation, and it can never elicit creative support which constitutes ethics of Local Self Government and Community Development. Some problems 1. The Area: The area of Local Self-Government should be as small as possible. 2. Constitution of local bodies at the village and district level. (a) (i) Village Panchayets, headed by member elected from that village to the Union Board, to be responsible for all village level development and administrative functions. (ii) The base workers, trained in Youth Camps, will work in their own villages in a locally organized Rural Development Programme. (b) Union Board to consist of 10 to 15 members directly elected by the people on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. (c) Development Block: Thana level co-ordination to consist of the Chairman of the Union Boards within the Thana for co-ordination. They, will be assisted and, guided by the officers at that level. (d) The District Board to consist of such number of members as the population of each district would warrant. They will be elected directly by the people on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. (1) The Chairman of the District Board should be the first citizen of the district. He may be given the status of a Deputy Minister. 3. Functions: (a) Statutory and routine functions. (b) Development Work-Community Development. 4. Committee System 5. Finances (a) Local Taxation (b) Government Grant (c) Development Grant 6. Relations with the Central Government 7. Local Self-Government Civil Service (a) Recruitment (b) Local Bodies to have full and complete control on the offices working under them.