Parliament passes Tk 13,987 crore supplementary budget of FY 2020-21

The Jatiya Sangsad today passed the supplementary budget of Tk 13,987.27 crore for 2020-21 fiscal to meet the increased expenditures under 19 different ministries and divisions.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed the supplementary budget at the House on June 3 along with the national budget for FY 2021-22.

In FY 2020-21 financial year, the total budget was Tk 568,000 crore in favour of 62 ministries and divisions.

In the supplementary budget, the expenditure in 19 ministries and divisions was increased by Tk 13,987.27 crore while expenditures in 43 ministries and divisions was reduced by 42,481.87 crore.

As a result, the budget allocations for these ministries and divisions got reduced by Tk 29,017 crore and the total allocation now stands at Tk 538,983 crore.

Finance Minister today moved the Supplementary Budget in the House following a general discussion on it.

Different ministries, divisions and institutions sought increased amount under 19 demands for grant.

As many as 190 cut-motions were moved by 11 MPs.

Discussions, however, were held on two cut-motions -- on financial institutions division and health services division.

These cut-motions were brought by Jatiya Party MPs Kazi Firoz Rashid, Mujibul Huq Chunnu, Fakhrul Imam, Rowshan Ara Mannan, Shameem Haider Patwary and Liaquat Hossain Khoka; BNP MPs Harunur Rashid, Rumeen Farhana, Md Mosharof Hosen; Gonoforum MP Mukabbir Khan; and independent MP Md Rezaul Karim Bablu.

However, those cut-motions were rejected by voice votes.

Local Government Division got the highest allocation of Tk 2890.45 crore while Rural Development and Cooperatives Division the lowest Tk 1.40 crore.

The Prime Minister's Office got Tk 482.03 crore while Cabinet Division Tk 9.70 crore, Election Commission Secretariat Tk 79.09 crore, Financial Institutions Division Tk 205.59 crore, Planning Division Tk 242.75 crore, IMED Tk 6.74 crore, Statistics and Information Management Division Tk 142.84 crore, Primary and Mass Education Ministry Tk 1005.15 crore, Heath Services Division Tk 2850.48 crore, Housing and Public Works Ministry Tk 489.37 crore, Religious Affairs Ministry Tk 384.51 crore, Industries Ministry Tk 565.37 crore, Textile and Jute Ministry Tk 1905.68 crore, Fisheries and Livestock Ministry Tk 332.78 crore, Water Resources Ministry Tk 1039.99 crore, Transportation and Highways Division Tk 676.62 crore and Shipping Ministry Tk 676.66 crore.