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ADP spending goes up15pc

Rejaul Karim Byron
The implementation of the government's annual development programme (ADP) increased by 15.26 percent last fiscal year.
The government's total expenditure stood atTk 37,871 crore in the year.
According to the government's Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation Division (IMED), the use of local funds rose by 9 percent and such expenditure was Tk 25,131 crore in total.
However, the implementation of foreign aid went up by 30 percent and the total amount spent wasTk 12,740 crore.
Though the total expenditure increased compared to the previous fiscal year, the ministries and departments could not make full utilisation of their revised allocation.
The ministries and departments could spend 92 percent of their revised allocation atTk 41,080 crore last fiscal year.
Of the total revised allocation, 96 percent of the local funds and 85 percent of the foreign money were spent.
An IMED official said the rate of foreign aid implementation was low as the government did not get any money of the foreign assistance allocated for the Padma bridge project.
The official also said the situation of foreign aid implementation was worse at the beginning of the fiscal year.
But during the second half, the finance ministry created pressure on the ministries and departments to speed up utilisation of foreign assistance, which helped increase the expenditure.
The official said the Finance Division imposed condition that the ministries and departments, in case of foreign aid projects, would have to use foreign money to get their local funds released.
More than 78 percent funds in the total ADP outlay were for 10 large ministries and divisions, which, except two, spent 92 percent to 100 percent of their allocation.
The Power Division used up all the money of its revised allocation.
The health and family welfare ministry spent 88 percent of its allocation, while the railways ministry 84 percent — less than their average implementation rates.
An official of the planning ministry said the health ministry has started a new programme this year, and so their implementation rate was low as they had to take preparations for the new project.
Many of the programmes of the railways ministry were under the $1 billion credit scheme of India. Duc to delay by both Bangladesh and India in making plans for the project, the money could not be released on time.
Allocation for many of the total 54 ministries and divisions was small but still their utilisation rate was poor.
Allocation for the civil aviation and tourism ministry was onlyTk 76 crore, but the ministry could spend only 20 percent of the money.
Similarly, the labour and employment ministry got Tk 24 crore but spent only 36 percent.
The Bridge Division could spend only 61 percent of its allocation due to the failure in the implementation of the Padma bridge project.