The National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday approved the revised Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the fiscal year 2025–26 with a total size of Tk2,08,935 crore, marking a reduction from the original allocation amid resource constraints and macroeconomic considerations.
The decision was made at an NEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room, chaired by Chief Adviser and NEC chairperson Prof Muhammad Yunus.
Under the revised plan, Tk2 lakh crore has been allocated for ministries and divisions, while projects of autonomous bodies and corporations bring the total revised ADP size to Tk2,08,935 crore.
Of the Tk2 lakh crore, Tk1,28,000 crore will come from domestic sources and Tk72,000 crore from foreign financing.
Compared to the original ADP, the revised programme reflects a cut of Tk16,000 crore from domestic sources and Tk14,000 crore from foreign financing, totalling a reduction of Tk30,000 crore.
Autonomous bodies and corporations have been allocated Tk8,935.53 crore, mostly from domestic sources.
The revised ADP covers 1,330 projects, including 1,108 investment projects, 35 feasibility studies, 121 technical assistance projects, and 66 projects implemented by autonomous bodies and corporations using their own funds.
Among these, 286 projects are scheduled for completion by June 30, 2026. The programme also includes 170 projects funded by the Climate Change Trust Fund.
Sectoral priorities under the revised ADP are transport and communication, power and energy, housing and community facilities, education, and local government and rural development, which together account for Tk1,21,118 crore, or 60.54 per cent of the total allocation.
Among ministries and divisions, the highest allocations have gone to the Local Government Division, followed by the Road Transport and Highways Division and the Power Division.
Other major recipients include the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Secondary and Higher Education Division, Ministry of Shipping, Bridges Division and the Ministry of Railways.
The revised ADP also incorporates 856 new unapproved projects without allocation, 157 unapproved projects to facilitate foreign assistance, 35 new projects under agency self-financing, and 81 Public-Private Partnership projects.
Officials said the revised programme is expected to boost economic activities, accelerate GDP growth, generate employment, enhance education and healthcare, support human resource development, achieve food self-sufficiency, and contribute to poverty alleviation and overall socio-economic development.
The NEC meeting was attended by the planning adviser, members of the advisory council, the cabinet secretary, the principal secretary to the chief adviser, the Bangladesh Bank governor, members of the Planning Commission, and senior secretaries from various ministries and divisions.
