Budget 2016-2017
Tk 840 cr sanctions for CHT affairs ministry
Published : 03 Jun 2016, 16:24
Jagoroniya Desk
The government has sanctioned Taka 840 crore for the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs in the proposed national budget of 2016-17 fiscal year which is Taka 61 crore higher than that of last revised budget.
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith proposed this at the Jatiya Sangsad while presenting the budget speech this afternoon.
Out of the proposed allocation, Taka 295 crore earmarked as non-development expenditure and Taka 545 crore as development expenditure.
The budget allocation for the 2015-16 FY was Taka 779 crore.
Source: BSS.