Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Local Government Division (LGD), under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has proposed a new Tk 12.3-billion scheme aimed at keeping 70,440 kilometres of rural roads motorable through regular and systematic maintenance, officials said.

According to sources at the Ministry of Planning, around Tk 11.58 billion -- about 94.19 per cent of the total project cost -- is proposed to be transferred to 79,680 ultra-poor rural women engaged as seasonal labourers under the scheme, providing both livelihood support and infrastructure maintenance.

The Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institutions Division of the Planning Commission has scheduled a project evaluation committee (PEC) meetin...