Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is an organ of Bangladesh government created for provision of transport infrastructures in rural areas and to provide technical support to the rural and the urban local government institutions (LGIs), planning and implementation of infrastructure development projects in the rural and urban areas to improve communication and transport network, job creation, and poverty reduction.
LGED took root in the early 1960s, when implementation of Works Programme (WP) started to develop physical infrastructure for poor people. In the 1970s, it grew into a cell of the Local Government Division (LGD) under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. In 1982, it became an independent body named the Works Programme Wing per recommendations of the Enam Committee[a] to administer Works Programme nationwide, and was renamed as the Local Government Engineering Bureau (LGEB) per a decision of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR) in October 1984. It was upgraded as LGED in August 1992.[3]
LGED implements three of the four components of the Comilla Model, a development program designed at the Comilla Academy for Rural Development (renamed as Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development) in 1961. These are the Works Programme, the Upazila Irrigation Programme and construction of Upazila Training and Development Centre.
Headed by a Chief Engineer it employs, as of 2007, a total of 10,246 Engineers and other staff. It has district offices headed by an Executive Engineer and sub-district offices headed by an Upazila Engineer. Upazila Engineers play key role for transport, social and institutional infrastructure development. LGED implementats more than 60 development projects a year in rural development, agriculture, water and transportation.
Notes
^Early in Chief Martial Law Administrator Ershad's regime, the Martial Law Committee was formed to examine the organizational structure of Bangladeshi ministries, divisions, and directorates. The committee was headed by Brigadier General Enam and became known popularly as the Enam Committee.[1][2]
References
^Azizuddin, Muhammad (June 2011). (PDF). Nepalese Journal of Public Policy and Governance. Central Department of Public Administration. 38 (1): 49–68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^Sabharwal, Meghna; Berman, Evan M. (2013). Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. CRC Press. p. 226. ISBN978-1-4398-6913-0.
^Hassan, Md Shahidul (2012). "Local Government Engineering Department". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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local, government, engineering, department, lged, organ, bangladesh, government, created, provision, transport, infrastructures, rural, areas, provide, technical, support, rural, urban, local, government, institutions, lgis, planning, implementation, infrastru. Local Government Engineering Department LGED is an organ of Bangladesh government created for provision of transport infrastructures in rural areas and to provide technical support to the rural and the urban local government institutions LGIs planning and implementation of infrastructure development projects in the rural and urban areas to improve communication and transport network job creation and poverty reduction Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 References 4 For further informationHistory EditLGED took root in the early 1960s when implementation of Works Programme WP started to develop physical infrastructure for poor people In the 1970s it grew into a cell of the Local Government Division LGD under the Ministry of Local Government Rural Development and Co operatives In 1982 it became an independent body named the Works Programme Wing per recommendations of the Enam Committee a to administer Works Programme nationwide and was renamed as the Local Government Engineering Bureau LGEB per a decision of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms NICAR in October 1984 It was upgraded as LGED in August 1992 3 LGED implements three of the four components of the Comilla Model a development program designed at the Comilla Academy for Rural Development renamed as Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development in 1961 These are the Works Programme the Upazila Irrigation Programme and construction of Upazila Training and Development Centre Headed by a Chief Engineer it employs as of 2007 a total of 10 246 Engineers and other staff It has district offices headed by an Executive Engineer and sub district offices headed by an Upazila Engineer Upazila Engineers play key role for transport social and institutional infrastructure development LGED implementats more than 60 development projects a year in rural development agriculture water and transportation Notes Edit Early in Chief Martial Law Administrator Ershad s regime the Martial Law Committee was formed to examine the organizational structure of Bangladeshi ministries divisions and directorates The committee was headed by Brigadier General Enam and became known popularly as the Enam Committee 1 2 References Edit Azizuddin Muhammad June 2011 Administrative Reform in Bangladesh An Overview of Political Dynamics PDF Nepalese Journal of Public Policy and Governance Central Department of Public Administration 38 1 49 68 Archived from the original PDF on 6 February 2016 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Sabharwal Meghna Berman Evan M 2013 Public Administration in South Asia India Bangladesh and Pakistan CRC Press p 226 ISBN 978 1 4398 6913 0 Hassan Md Shahidul 2012 Local Government Engineering Department In Islam Sirajul Jamal Ahmed A eds Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh For further information EditLGED official website This article about a Bangladeshi organisation is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Local Government Engineering Department amp oldid 994509782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
