That a vocational training centre can be started without the initiative of the Government has been proved by the Jahanara Cottage Industry and Training Centre. Attached to it is a sales centre, but the lack of a production centre is acutely felt. However, it is expected that this need will be met in the foreseeable future. It is necessary to expand the Centre’s sources of income for it to be able to undertake various development programmes. Needless to say, income cannot increase until a production centre is attached to the institution. A government grant has been mentioned for this development programme time and again. It is also hoped that loans will be available in future, as loan facilities have recently been extended for the development of cottage industries by the Government. In the early days of the Centre, Mrs. Jahanara obtained a loan of 10,000 taka from the Bangladesh Small Industries Corporation. Later 26,000 taka was obtained as a loan for the construction of the workshop during 1969. In the 1977/78 financial year she received financial assistance of 110,000 taka. Thus, when initiative is taken, government assistance does not lag behind. With the above as an example, any organization can implement or extend its programmes through loans. The need for initial capital can be met from this kind of loan. To do this, it is necessary to ensure organizational honesty and the co-operation of the commercial banks of the country. The products of the cottage industries of Bangladesh have great possibilities in national and international markets. Efforts should be made to improve the quality of our cottage industry products as well as their production.