Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday unveiled the plaque of the newly constructed Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) Bhaban-2 at Khiljee Road (Bir Uttom A N M Nuruzzaman Road), Shyamoli, Mohammadpur.
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed spoke as a special guest at the ceremony chaired by PKSF Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan while PKSF Managing Director Fazlul Kader delivered welcome remarks.
PKSF provides loanable funds to its Partner Organizations (POs). Currently, funds are being provided under its four mainstream credit programmes (Buniad, Jagoron, Agrosor and Sufolon).
Members of the PKSF Governing Body, senior government officials were present. A documentary highlighting the development activities of the PKSF was screened.
Along with financial services, PKSF provides different technical assistance to its POs. Besides the mainstream programmes, PKSF has been implementing different projects in order to address the diversified needs of the people of the community.
The organised members at the grassroots are the life force of PKSF's operations.
As of June 2024, the aggregated number of members organised through all the partner organisations of PKSF stands at 20.0 million, 92.0 per cent of whom are women.
At the same time, the number of borrowers is 15.20 million. Of them, 14.10 million are women (92.76 per cent). As on 30 June 2024, PKSF has more than two hundred POs.
These organisations, picked through a stringent process of assessment, are considered an integral part of PKSF's operational structure.
They are entrusted with implementing PKSF's programmes and projects at the grassroots.
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