There is a system to monitor poverty at the national level in
Bangladesh but the initiative to monitor poverty at local level is
missing. The Local Level Poverty Monitoring System (LLPMS)
aims to address this gap with a view of knowing the poverty situation
in the respective areas for taking corrective action by the local
government. In this connection, LLPMS was implemented in five
Wards has been completed.
The survey findings suggest that the family size of all wards is
higher than the national average. The adult literacy varies from 38
percent to 66 percent from one Ward to another. The net enrollment
rate at primary level is quite satisfactory that varies from 78 percent
to 91 percent. In case of variation of primary enrollment in different
Wards, it is found that demand factor is more responsible than the
supply factor. The coverage of electricity is higher than the national
average. On an average, 53 percent of the people are living below
the poverty line, which is higher than the average picture of other
rural areas in Bangladesh. Per month per household income is lower
than the national average but it is higher than the other rural areas in
the country. This implies that the inequality in these villages is
higher than the other rural areas in Bangladesh.