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NEC-ADP-FY20, TWO LAST
The Planning Minister said the ADP allocation for the first time crossed
the Taka two lakh mark which is also a ‘landmark’ for the country.
Mannan said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the meeting asked the
authorities concerned to give due importance on research and technical
education, complete the projects within the stipulated timeframe, to find out
the reasons for those projects which could not be completed within the
stipulated timeframe and thus facilitate implementation of those, not acquire
land without any valid reason for development projects as well as discourage
acquiring arable land.
The Planning Minister said the Prime Minister has directed himself to take
initiative to make a publication on the overall development expenditure in
the CHT region by all the ministries and divisions.
The Prime Minister also directed all authorities concerned to clear their
arrear bills as well as paying timely the land development taxes.
Answering to a question, Mannan said the private sector in the country is
not getting squeezed as the government is giving them enough space.
When asked about the alleged irregularities in some components of the
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project, the Planning Minister said he would
direct the IMED to make a field-visit to the project site and thus give a
feedback.
Mannan told in reply to another questioner that no project would suffer due
to shortage of fund.
He also asserted that the government would give more emphasis to implement
the new ADP from the very first day of the next fiscal year.
The ADP size for the next fiscal year is 17.18 percent higher than the
original ADP size of Taka 1,73,000 crore for the current fiscal year (FY19).
However, the revised ADP for the current fiscal year came down to Taka
1,67,000 crore.
Besides, the education and religious sector received an allocation of Taka
21,379 crore (10.55 percent of original ADP), Science and ICT sector with
Taka 17,541 crore (8.65 percent of original ADP), rural development and rural
institution sector Taka 15,157 crore (7.48 percent of original ADP), health,
nutrition, population and family welfare sector Taka 13,055 crore (6.44
percent of original ADP), agriculture sector Taka 7,616 crore (3.76 percent
of original ADP), water resources sector Taka 5,653 crore (2.79 percent of
original ADP), public administration sector Taka 5,024 crore (2.48 percent of
original ADP).
According to the Ministry-wise allocation, the Local Government Division
got the highest allocation of Taka 29,777 crore followed by the Power
Division with Taka 26,014 crore, Road Transport and Highways Division with
Taka 25,163 crore, Science and Technology Ministry with Taka 15,908 crore,
Railways Ministry with Taka 12,599 crore, Health Services Division with Taka
9,936 crore, Primary and Mass Education Ministry withTaka 9,270 crore,
Secondary and Higher Education Division with Taka 8,927 crore, Bridges
Division with Taka 8,561 crore and Water Resources Ministry with Taka 6,257
crore.
Meanwhile about the ADP utilization status, Mannan said the executing
agencies could spend Taka 97,030 crore or 54.94 percent of original ADP
during the July-April period of the current fiscal year.
The ADP implementation rate during the July-April period of the last
fiscal year was 52.42 percent with an expenditure of Taka 82,603 crore.
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