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A branch office in the field is the centre of all actions for
implementing ASA’s ‘Self-reliant Development Model’. It controls efficiently
the fund management activities as a part of the decentralized management
approach. A branch office of ASA consists of one Branch Manager and 4 Credit
Officers. The responsibility of managing 1,440 group members on an average
lies in the staff of the branch office. The management of the ASA branch
office reflects a model of cost-effective management system. |
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Analysis of the cost from the start of a branch
office reveals that Tk. 0.32 million is required per annum for the salary of the
staff, which stands at Tk. 26,667 per month. The office expenses required per
month including office rent, electricity, gas, water, maintenance, stationery,
entertainment, TA/DA, etc. are Tk. 4,350.
As compared to other NGO’s, ASA
takes considerably as less time to perform any mission successfully. In the
field of cost effectiveness can be achieved by ASA within only 6 months. ASA can
reach the break-even point within 12 months period by adopting the means of
minimizing cost.
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