Objectives

The main objective of the project is to alleviate poverty in the rural areas of the project districts by augmenting their income through provision of small plots measuring 2 kanals to the poorest of the poor landless households. This will also help to solve the food, social and economic security problems of the poor.

The other objectives of the project are:

  1. To provide an opportunity for enhancing the living standards through augmenting income generating resources.
  2. To reduce migration to big cities mainly due to lack of employment opportunities in the rural areas.
  3. To practice a strategy to gradually bridge the gap between the rich and the poor in poverty hit area of southern Punjab.
  4. To set a model for alleviation of poverty for the poorest of the poor and to break vicious circle of poverty.