Ecnec approves 20 projects

Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 20 development projects. The 20 projects involved Tk 32,524.90 crore.

The approval was given at the 146th Ecnec meeting of the current government held at the NEC conference room with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal briefed reporters after the meeting.

"Today, we placed 20 projects at the meeting and Ecnec approved all the projects," he said.

"The total estimated cost of the 20 projects is Tk 32,524.90 crore. Of the cost, Tk 15,494.37 crore will come from government funds, while Tk 11,656.27 crore from the own funds of the organisations concerned and Tk 5,374.26 crore as foreign assistance," the planning minister said.

Of the 20 projects, 14 are new and the remaining six are revised ones.


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