The responsibility of the state. The Constitutional of Bangladesh has the “Directive Principles” of the State and enjoined this duty on the State Government. In Society we have now seen that there is a good deal of unemployment. This removal of unemployment is necessary for the prosperity of the nation. For this, the subsequent steps have to be taken:
Improvement in the agricultural system
We have already seen that the farming system in Bangladesh is backward and underdeveloped. This backwardness is liable for a lot of unemployment. If the unemployment has to removed, the method of agriculture has to be improved and improved, for this the following measures to be taken:
a) Holding should be consolidated and made economic.
b) Methods of agriculture should change and as far as possible farmers should be freed from dependence on nature.
c) System of crops should be planned accurately and improved. If more plants earned they would provide more employment.
d) The producers should give with good seed, good fertilizer, healthy animals, modern implements and tools etc.
Adequate combination of facilities of irrigation
In villages the agriculture very much depends on nature. If rains fail, the crops are destroyed. Methods of irrigation should be made more modern. They should also be adequate so that it may be possible for people to water their fields.
Increasing the area of cultivable land
Today in the villages, there is considerable pressure on land. The area under cultivation is not sufficient to provide food to all the people of this country. Barren land should be broken and made fertile. Other methods should also make for improving the area of cultivable land which is not fit for agriculture, also developed and made appropriate.
Setting up and develop the cottage and village industries
In village, people have seasonal employment in agriculture. Apart from it all the persons do not have avenues for the employment. What is needed is to set up of industries so that those who do not have land are employed in it. Apart from it, the agriculturalists during dull season should get employment in these sectors. Women and landless laborers shall also be able to get employment if industries are set up.
Improving the means of transport and communication
In villages there is need to have proper roads and places where offices and stores for seeds etc, .may be set up. Public construction should be undertaken in the villages to provide employment to the idle hands. This would improve the employment position in the community. Apart from it, it would also add to the prosperity of the communities.
Construction of public Transports, Roads etc.
This would have two-fold advantages. Firstly, the village people shall be able to send their products to markets for sale and secondly, they shall also be able to go to such other places where they can get employment. Apart from it, this would also provide employment to many persons who shall engage themselves in the task of transporting these people.
Organization of the agricultural market
There is need to organize markets for the agricultural product. At present, there is dearth of such market. This situation creates difficulties for the agriculturalists. On the one hand, they are not able to get proper price and on the contrary, they have to suffer from other handicaps. If markets are organized, they would provide employment to individual hands and also help the agriculturalists to get proper price for their labor.
In fact, Bangladesh is such a vast country, and unemployment is so large that “Herculean” efforts shall have to be made to surmount this degree. Various economists and social thinkers have suggested different ways for it. Many of these ways have also incorporated in the Five Year Plans. In spite of these Five-Year, Plans employment position is far from satisfactory.
