Tk 1,64,000cr ADP for FY18 okayed

Staff Correspondent: The government has approved a Tk 1,64,000 crore Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18).

The approval was given at a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held at its Conference Room in Sher-e-Banglanagar with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Sunday.

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal briefed journalists after the meeting.

Of the Tk 1,64,000 crore original ADP, Tk 96,331 crore will come from the national exchequer while the TK 57,000 crore will come as project assistance, the minister said.

The government has kept Tk 10,700 crore for the development expenditure of corporations and autonomous bodies, he added.

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