পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/২৬৩

23| বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র iv) to try to learn what the villagers consider to be their chief problems and what interests they have in solving them. They are trained to exercise restraint and tact, and they are slowly accepted in the village as friend. They begin, with extreme caution, to prepare the village for action. In doing so, they work mainly through village leader-ship. These village leaders, friendly or hostile, progressive or conservative, guide village thinking and action. A village level worker at work in a village must strike a balance between compulsion and self-determination. Assistance for Development 1. Technical assistance for community development is provided by a two way channel of communication between the block personnel and research stations or scientific institutes. It brings scientific information regarding village activities directly to village people through trained personnel who can interpret this information to them by relating it to their environment. It also takes village problem to research stations and Scientific institutes for solution. 2. Financial Assistance for community development is provided be grants-in-aid; in some cases loans and subsidies are also used. The distinctive character of this assistance is the attempt to encourage self-help in the village by insisting a certain proportion of people's participation is guaranteed before release of loans. This participation may take the form of cash, labor or materials (a) Cash may be either in the form of taxes raised by- Union Boards and Panchayets and donation from individuals. Villagers who contribute labor on a particular work are also contributing to the cost of the work this labor is calculated on the basis of Public Work's Departments estimates of work-load in terms of man-powers, and its rupee value is fixed according to prevailing wage rates in the district of region for type or labor offered. Contributions in kind are valued at prevailing market rates. Grants-in-aid. These are intended to benefit the community at large. These grants are usually available under the Community Development Programme to construct or repair public drinking water-wells, roads, culverts, schools, dispensaries, and Community Centers. Loans. Loans are granted primarily for activities which are expected to give specific economic benefit and for which there would seem to be a reasonable chance of repayment. For example, it is common to grant loans for irrigation work. Subsidy When a programme is new and its usefulness has not yet been demonstrated, a subsidy is granted as an inducement for undertaking it. All categories of officers, B.D.O., Extension Officers and village level workers:. 1) Extensive tour, 2) Direct, frequent and informal contact with people,