:: Department of Youth Development ::

	Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh		Department of Youth Development

To facilitate the unemployed youth for gainful employment/ self-employment providing vocational/ skill development training and micro-credit support.

To involve the youth in the mainstream of national development process.

DYD at a Glance :

Total number of trained youth	29,37,504 persons
Total number of self-employed youth	16, 44,266 persons (55.97%)
Total amount of capital received as credit fund until March,2007	Tk. 166,86.51 lakh
Total amount of loan disbursed until March, 2008	Tk.790,81.20 lakh
Total number of loanee until March, 2008	7,19,179 persons
Total interest received from the credit fund until March, 2008	Tk. 9703.69 lakh.
Average rate of loan realization	89.40%
Total number of leased ponds until March, 2008	12,717 Nos.
Revenue earned from the leased ponds	Tk. 4000.57 lakh.
Total amount of grant disbursed from Youth Welfare Fund	Tk. 406.31 lakh.
Total no. of youth organizations received grant- in- aid from Youth Welfare Fund	3861 Nos.
Total capital of Youth Welfare Fund	Tk. 1000.00 lakh
Total amount of grant-in-aid disbursed to the youth organizations from revenue budget	Tk. 89.97 lakh
Total number of youth organizations received grant-in-aid from revenue budget	1660 Nos
Total number of enlisted youth organizations/clubs	6836 Nos
Total number of successful youth received National Youth Award	235 Nos
Total number of youth workers received Diploma in Youth Works & Development from Common Wealth Youth Program	175 Nos
Average monthly income of a self-employed youth	Tk.1500/-to Tk.100000/-
Total number of Common Wealth youth award received	18 persons
Total number of SAARC youth award received	02 persons