The Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the fiscal year 2025-26 has been finalized at Tk 2.30 trillion, which is about Tk 35 trillion less than the original ADP for the current fiscal year. This is the smallest ADP in the last 3-4 years. It was approved at a meeting of the National Economic Council on May 18 under the chairmanship of Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus.

The highest allocation in the ADP has been given to the transport and communication sector—Tk 58,973 crore, although it is 16 percent less than the previous year. The power and energy sector is in second place, with an allocation of Tk 32,392 crore (a decrease of more than 20 percent). The education sector, in third place, has received Tk 28,557 crore, which is 8.4 percent less than the previous year.

Among other sectors, the allocation for the housing sector is 22,776 crore taka, health 18,148 crore taka, local government and rural development 16,472 crore taka, agriculture 10,795 crore taka, environment and water resources 10,641 crore taka, industry and economic services 5,38 crore taka and science and technology 3,894 crore taka.

70 percent of the proposed ADP is being allocated to the top 5 sectors. The total number of projects in the next fiscal year is 1,143, of which 1,44,000 crore taka will be spent from local sources.

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