Karachi: The Sindh government has allocated funds worth PKR 500 million for establishing rural hubs in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin and Tharparkar, a news source reported.
The provincial government has collaborated with the European Union (EU) for this poverty alleviation and rural development project. EU is funding the initiative under its Sindh Union Council & Community Economic Strengthening Support (SUCCESS) programme.
The authorities concerned recently organised a workshop on the programme in a bid to engage key stakeholders. The government plans to set up a pilot rural growth centre in Sujawal district.
The rural growth centre is a point within a cluster of villages that provides goods and services to its own population as well as the surrounding areas. This approach leads to low unit cost and high economies of scale.
The poverty alleviation strategy has been developed as a result of continuous engagement, dialogue and discussion between various stakeholders identified during the inception stage.
