A-Challan made mandatory for all government receipts from tomorrow
Under the new directive, no ministry, division, department or sub-office will be allowed to collect or deposit government revenue through any system other than A-Challan from the start of FY27
The government has made A-Challan mandatory for the collection and deposit of all public revenues and other government receipts from tomorrow (1 July), aiming to bring every receipt into the Treasury Single Account in real time, eliminate manual challans and strengthen public cash management.
Under the new directive, no ministry, division, department or subordinate office will be allowed to collect or deposit government revenue through any system other than A-Challan from the start of the 2026-27 fiscal year, according to a Finance Division press statement.
Any separate arrangements currently being used for collecting public receipts must be discontinued.
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Funds remaining in commercial bank accounts are required to be transferred to the government's Treasury Single Account through A-Challan by today (30 June).
The decision comes as the digital platform has recorded significant growth in both transaction volume and collections in recent years.
According to fiscal year-wise A-Challan data, the system collected Tk4,07,225.94 crore in FY2025-26, up from Tk2,65,708 crore in FY2024-25, representing an increase of nearly 50%.
The number of challans processed also rose sharply. A-Challan handled 6.75 crore challans in FY2025-26, compared with 3.93 crore in the previous fiscal year, marking a 71.7% increase.
Since its introduction in FY2019-20, when only 17 challans were processed, the platform has handled more than 19.03 crore challans and mobilised over Tk10.63 lakh crore in government receipts.
The Finance Division said full implementation of the system would help the government determine its actual cash position more accurately, reduce idle public funds held in scattered bank accounts and improve overall cash management.
A-Challan was introduced to replace the manual challan system, under which citizens often had to visit designated branches of selected banks to deposit government fees, leading to delays, additional costs and reconciliation difficulties.
The web-based platform allows payments through Bangladesh Bank, commercial banks, internet banking, mobile financial services, including bKash, Nagad, Rocket, Upay and Tap, as well as debit and credit cards.
According to the statement, money deposited through A-Challan is transferred immediately to the Treasury Single Account maintained with Bangladesh Bank, enabling real-time monitoring of receipts, improving transparency and supporting more efficient treasury management.
