The implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) faced a significant slump in the recently concluded 2025-26 fiscal year, with the execution rate dropping to a historic low of 67.52%.
Officials from the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) stated that such a low rate of ADP implementation has never been recorded before.
According to the latest update released by the IMED on Thursday, the ADP implementation rate has been consistently declining over the last five years.
The rate stood at 92.74% in FY2021-22, fell to 85.17% in FY2022-23, reached 80.63% in FY2023-24, and dropped further to 68.18% in FY2024-25 before hitting the current low.
IMED data shows that in June, the final month of the fiscal year, expenditure amounted to Tk40,308.12 crore, which is 19.29% of the Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP).
Despite efforts to increase spending at the end of the year, this was lower than the same period in the previous fiscal year, when Tk43,189.10 crore (19.91% of the RADP) was spent.
A significant disparity was observed in the performance of various ministries and divisions.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs recorded the highest level of ADP implementation, followed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division, the Parliament Secretariat, the Road Transport and Highways Division, the Power Division, and the Ministry of Agriculture.
In contrast, those with the lowest implementation rates included the Economic Relations Division (ERD), the Internal Resources Division, the Election Commission Secretariat, the Ministry of Public Administration, the Technical and Madrasah Education Division, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, and the Health Services Division.
Regarding the reasons for the decline, IMED officials noted that while implementation rates historically remained above 80%, administrative instability following the political transition in the middle of FY2024-25 severely impacted progress.
During the change of government, many project directors and contractors abandoned their work, creating a negative impact that lingered throughout FY2025-26.
Furthermore, the officials pointed out that the government’s focus was divided due to various election-centric activities, which further slowed the pace of development project implementation across various ministries and divisions.
