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ADP still slow

Only 18pc implemented in 5 months

Rejaul Karim Byron
Implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) under the caretaker government in the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY) has been as poor as it was during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Only 18 percent of the ADP was implemented during July-November period this year and 16 per cent during the corresponding period last year.
According to a report of Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Department (IMED) of the planning ministry, of the Tk25,600 crore ADP for FY 09, only Tk4,520 crore programmes were implemented until November.
In FY08, only Tk 4,173 crore programmes of the Tk 26,5000 crore ADP were implemented until November.
Floods and cyclone Sidr affected ADP implementation last year, planning ministry officials said.
Government bank borrowing this fiscal year however does match with ADP execution. It took almost 60 percent of the targeted bank borrowing this year for implementing the ADP in the first five months.
The central bank data show that until December 3, government borrowed Tk 8,0043crore from banks against its annual
target ofTkl3,498 crore.
Experts said the government's concentration on easing political situation to ensure free and fair national elections in time mainly affected ADP implementation.
"The mid-fiscal year transition due to preparation for national elections and settling down of the newly elected government could have adverse effect on the overall ADP implementation performance in FY09," observed Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a local think tank
In a report on 'State of the Bangladesh Economy in the run-up to the National Election 2008' released yesterday, the CPD also said hence reaching a reasonable ADP implementation level - usually 80 percent to 85percent- by the end of FY09, will be a challenge for the newgovemment.
Notwithstanding the obvious concerns, delivering a reasonable level of ADP will be crucial, particularly considering its implications for employ-
ment creation, poverty alleviation, generating domestic demand and meeting public investment demand to sustain growth, the CPD report said.
In implementing the ADP in the first five months of this fiscal year, Tk 2,670 crore or 20 percent was spent from local resources andTkl,833 crore or 15 percent from donors' assistance.
ADP implementation of the large 10 ministries and divisions who get about 80 percent of the allocation also seems gloomy.
The IMED data show that ADP execution by the agriculture ministry was 20 percent, that of water resources ministry nine percent, health and family welfare 13 percent, local government 27 percent, communication nine percent, primary and mass education 21 percent and education ministry’ 36 percent, energy and mineral resource division three percent, power division 20 percent and post and telecom 10 percent.