পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/২৬৪

232 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র 3) participation in different activities, particularly, agricultural activities with the farmers in the field. Village Panchayets: In each village there will be a Village Panchayet. The man elected from the village to the Union Board will be the head of the village panchayet (that is, of that village). The head of the village panchayet will be responsible for all types of work in his village agriculture, animal husbandry, irrigation, social education, communications, rural arts, crafts, industries and housing. It will be his responsibility to carry out these programmes. He will have the assistance of ten volunteers to be recruited from the village. The specific programmes relating to a particular village will be implemented at that level. The panchayet will draw up the plan for his village after discussing with the villagers. The plan will then be submitted to the Union Board and it be integrated with the Union Board plan. It will then go to the Development Block and will be integrated with the plan of the Development Block, i.e. thana. It will then go to the District Board, and from there to the Ministry of community Development and Rural Self Government at the Centre. Execution of the Plan at the village level. The leader of the village panchayet will be responsible for the execution of the plan relating to his village. He will be assisted by the villagers and volunteers from his village. Under his guidance these volunteers, will participate in the actual implementation of the plan. They will work with the villagers in the fields and in other activities. They will get all assistance from the village level worker of their Union Board. He will arrange for experts and necessary inputs from the village agricultural co-operatives. The underlying idea is that all able-bodied man and woman in the village must be induced to earn their bread by their own work. He who shall not work shall not eat. The hands of the beggars must be converted into those of workers. These volunteers shall be from the village, shall live and work with the villagers. The number of volunteers will be 6,50,000 on the basis of 10 volunteers for each village panchayet. If and when, these volunteers are not immediately available in the village, the young men who are now waiting in the Youth Camps may be recruited as volunteers having regard to their age, and qualifications. They will have to undergo a short training course for three weeks. The villagers will arrange for their food and accommodation. They may be given a token pocket allowance. These volunteers will be trained by the village level workers. The village level workers shall assist the volunteers of each panchayet in all aspects of the community development project. The Ministers, politicians, members of the National Parliament should visit the villages at regular intervals. The senior Officers-Secretary, Joint Secretary and Deputy