NEC sits tomorrow to consider Tk2.3 lakh crore ADP for FY26
NEC Chairperson and Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to preside over the meeting to be held at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
The National Economic Council (NEC) will sit tomorrow (18 May) to consider a possible Annual Development Programme (ADP) with an outlay of Tk2,30,000 crore, keeping the highest allocation in the transport and communication sector.
NEC Chairperson and Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to preside over the meeting to be held at the NEC conference room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
Of the proposed ADP outlay of Tk2,30,000 crore for the next fiscal year (FY26), Tk1,44,000 crore is likely to come from the government of Bangladesh portion while the rest of Tk86,000 crore as project loan and grant.
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Talking to BSS, a Planning Commission official said that the draft ADP for the next fiscal year is Tk14,000 crore or 6.48% higher than the revised ADP for the current fiscal year.
However, considering an allocation of Tk8,599.71 crore from the concerned organisation's own fund, the overall ADP allocation for the next fiscal year is likely to reach Tk2,38,599.71 crore.
The original ADP size for the FY25 was Tk2,65,000 crore which later came down to Tk2,16,000 crore in the revised ADP.
The official said the new ADP has been framed considering sustainable environment-friendly development including attaining higher growth, increasing per capita income, poverty alleviation, boosting employment generation, putting priority on attaining the SDGs.
Besides, sectors like agriculture and agro-based industries, education, health and ICT, transport, power and energy, and ensuring region-based balanced development would be given priority in the fresh ADP.
Apart from the highest allocation recipient sector of transport and communication with receiving Tk58,973.39 crore, the power and energy sector is likely to receive the 2nd highest allocation of Tk32,392.26 crore (14.08%), followed by education sector with Tk28,557.43 crore (12.42%), Housing and community facilities sector with Tk22,776.40 crore (9.90%) and health sector with Tk18,148.14 crore (7.89%).
These five sectors in total are likely to receive 70% of the overall allocation.
Among the top 10 ministries and division, the Local Government Division is likely to receive the highest allocation of Tk36,099 crore followed by Road Transport and Highways Division Tk32,329.57 crore, Power Division Tk20,283.62 crore, Secondary and Higher Education Division with Tk13,625.03 crore, Science and Technology Ministry Tk12,154.53 crore, Health Services Division Tk11,617.17 crore, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education with Tk11,398.16 crore, Shipping Ministry with Tk9,387.62 crore, Water Resources Ministry Tk8,489.86 crore and Ministry of Railways Tk7,714.99 crore.
The new ADP is likely to accommodate a total of 1,170 projects including 992 investment projects, 19 feasibility study projects, 99 technical assistant projects and 60 projects from the concerned organisation's own fund.
A total of 79 projects will be kept in the proposed ADP for implementation under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) initiative while 228 projects for implementation under the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund.
In the fresh ADP, some 254 projects will be kept for completion including 208 investment projects, 11 feasibility study projects, 16 technical assistant projects, and 19 projects from the concerned organisation's own fund.
