86pc of ADP implemented

The government implemented 86 percent of the revised Annual Development Programme of Tk 60,000 crore last fiscal year, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday, citing primary data from his ministry.
The planning ministry is yet to get the final data from some ministries, he said. The figure may increase and reach near 96 percent as in the previous year, he said.
The science and technology ministry, expatriates welfare ministry, disaster management ministry, road division and defence ministry implemented 100 percent of their ADP allocations.
The agriculture ministry, home ministry and the railway division implemented 99 percent of their allocations. The local government division implemented 97 percent and the bridges division 96 percent, Kamal said.
The government plans to generate jobs for one crore people in the next five years, he said.
The government considers increasing the age limit for entering government jobs beyond 30 years, he said, adding that the issue has already been discussed by the administration.