Ten ministries and divisions have spent an additional Tk 1,30,512 crore beyond their original budgetary allocations in the ongoing 2024-25 fiscal year, according to the Supplementary Financial Statement placed by the Finance Ministry.
These are Bangladesh Supreme Court, Bangladesh Public Service Commission, Finance Division, Financial Institution Division, Planning Division, Statistics and Information Management Division, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Water Resources Ministry and Food Ministry.
The original allocation for all 62 ministries and divisions was Tk 7,97,000 crore.
Of this, the ten ministries and divisions spent significantly more, raising their combined expenditure to Tk 8,17,055 crore compared to their initial allocation of Tk 6,86,543 crore.
In contrast, the remaining 52 ministries and divisions either stayed within their budgets or underspent.
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The Finance Division topped the list in excess expenditure, using an additional Tk 1,04,256 crore beyond its original allocation of Tk 6,39,895 crore.
According to the document, the division’s total expenditure with liability rose from Tk 4,73,470 crore to Tk 5,84,951 crore.
However, other expenditures declined to Tk 1,59,200 crore from Tk 1,66,425 crore. Overall, the Operating Expenditure for the division rose to Tk 7,38,745 crore from Tk 6,33,983 crore, while its Development Expenditure dipped slightly from Tk 5,912 crore to Tk 5,406 crore.
The Finance Ministry said the additional allocation was required to meet internal liabilities, subsidies, and incentives.
The Planning Division stood second, spending an extra Tk 20,199 crore.
As per the document, the Operating Expenditure for the Planning Division reduced from Tk 96 crore to Tk 83 crore in the revised budget.
The Development Expenditure for this division has jumped to Tk 26,608 crore from Tk 6,395 crore.
In total for the Planning Division, the expenditure increased to Tk 26, 692 crore in the revised budget from Tk 6,492 crore.
It said that due to 11 ongoing projects and one new project and set aside funds for ‘Development Assistance for Special Needs’.
In the budget document titled ‘Detailed Budget (Development)’ it said that Tk 10,771 crore will also be allocated for this ‘Development Assistance for Special Needs’ in the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal.
The Bangladesh Supreme Court will get additional Tk 4.66 crore, Bangladesh Public Service Commission Tk Tk 5.50 crore, Financial Institution Division Tk Tk 735 crore, Statistics and Information Management Division Tk 40.57 crore, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Tk 6.99 crore, Information and Broadcasting Ministry Tk 90.33 crore, Water Resources Ministry Tk 1,490 crore and Food Ministry Tk 3,681 crore from the Supplementary Budget to meet their extra expenditures.
Food Ministry, as per the supplementary budget document, needed the additional money to provide the necessary funds for the food subsidy and import through own resources due to the expansion of the OMS activities including TCB, and for one ongoing development project.
The additional fund for Water Resources Ministry will be used for 38 on going and 12 new projects, the document added.