ADP implementation lowest in five years

In the first 10 months of fiscal year 2024–25, the implementation rate of the government's Annual Development Programme (ADP) stood at just 41.31 percent—the lowest since fiscal year 2020–21.

This means the ministries and divisions utilised only 41.31 percent of their development fund allocations between July last year and April this year, according to a report by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).

This is a significant drop from the 49.26 percent implementation rate recorded during the same period in fiscal year 2023–24.

During the latest period, a total of Tk 93,424.83 crore was spent from the revised ADP allocation.

In contrast, Tk 107,612.45 crore had been spent over the same months of the previous fiscal year.

For fiscal year 2024–25, the government allocated Tk 226,164.95 crore in the revised ADP, including funds from both domestic and external sources.

Among the 15 ministries and divisions, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division recorded the highest implementation rate of 85.95 percent, spending Tk 4,040 crore.

It was followed by the Ministry of Agriculture, which spent Tk 2,409 crore, achieving a 62.46 percent implementation rate.

The Power Division closely followed with 61.97 percent, while the Local Government Division utilised 54.32 percent of its allocation.

The Ministry of Science and Technology posted a 50.88 percent rate, followed by the Secondary and Higher Education Division (50.66 percent), Ministry of Water Resources (49.10 percent), and Ministry of Housing and Public Works (48.1 percent).

The Road Transport and Highways Division recorded a 46.31 percent implementation rate, while the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education spent 42.91 percent of its allocation.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism utilised 39.10 percent of its development budget.

The performance of several key ministries was particularly weak.

The Ministry of Railways reported only a 33.27 percent implementation rate despite receiving a sizable allocation of over Tk 10,227 crore.

The Ministry of Shipping also lagged behind with just 29.80 percent.

The Bridges Division, responsible for several major infrastructure projects, spent only 27.96 percent of its Tk 5,940 crore allocation.

The poorest performer was the Health Services Division, which spent just Tk 845 crore out of its Tk 5,673 crore allocation—only 14.9 percent—highlighting a critical shortfall in the implementation of development activities in the health sector.