The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday in principle approved a proposal to set up 30 oxygen plants at different hospitals.
Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will procure and set up the oxygen plants with the financial support of the Asian Development Bank.
However, the cost and other details of the plan were not disclosed as the proposal needs to be approved further by the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase (CCPP).
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“You will get detail on the proposal when it will come to CCPP for approval next week”, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal while briefing reporters on the outcomes of the committee meeting.
Meanwhile, the CCPOP at a meeting on Wednesday approved 10 procurement proposals including import of urea construction of housing apartments for the government employees.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meetings of the two committees held consecutively.
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Four separate tender proposals of the Public Works Department (PWD) received nod of the committee to award contracts for construction of multistoried apartment complex at Mirpur Pikepara for the government employees.