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GAIBANDHA, June 9: A 3-month long basic training for the recruited beneficiaries of National Service Programme (NSP) has been continuing at Phulchhari upazila headquarters in the district since March 3.
Department of Youth Development (DYD) is supervising the training course for the beneficiary youths including women in cooperation with upazila administration, office sources said.
The beneficiaries are being imparted training on four subjects-histories of Bengali nation, disaster management, computer discipline and self-employment. Each of the trainees is also getting Taka 100 per day as training allowance from the programme.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), district and upazila level officials and the officials of concerned department including other experts are conducting the training sessions as resource persons.
A total of 655 beneficiaries out of 719 selected ones are taking part in the training in five batches.
After successful completion of the training on May 31, all the 655 trainees would be attached to primary education, secondary education, health and family planning, local government and agriculture, forest and environment offices of the upazila, said Nazmul Hasan, upazila youth development officer.
They would get Taka 200 each per day as wage for the term of two years on temporary basis, he also said.
On February 28, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the programme in eight upazilas of seven districts under Rangpur division through video conference at her Ganobhaban office, said UNO Mehedi-ul- Sahid.