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what was the goal of akhtar hameed khan's comilla cooperative pilot project?
The Comilla Model (1959) was Khan's initiative in response to the failure of a Village Agricultural and Industrial Development (V-AID) programme.
what were V-AID's failures?
V-AID remained a government-level attempt to promote citizen participation in the sphere of rural development.
how was the comilla model different?
developed a methodology of implementation in the areas of agricultural and rural development on the principle of grassroots-level participation.

Question: what were the major aims of the citizens that participated?
Self-contained rewrite: what were the major aims of the citizens that participated in The Comilla Model?