Ecnec approves Tk. 426cr project to strengthen village courts

News Desk :
The approval came from a meeting of the Ecnec held with its chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
Briefing the reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan said that the day’s meeting approved a total of nine projects with an overall of estimated cost of Tk1,730.38 crore.
Of the total project cost, Tk633.52 crore will come from the government, Tk1.44 crore from the concerned organization’s own fund while the rest of Tk1,095.42 crore as project assistance. Of the approved nine projects, four are new while five are revised projects, he added.
The Local Government Division under the Ministry of LGRD and Cooperatives will implement the Strengthening of village courts (third phase) project with a cost of Tk426.35 crore.
Of the total project cost, Tk157.51 crore will come from the government fund while the rest of Tk268.84 crore as grant from EU and UNDP.
Once the project is implemented, it would be possible to fulfil the demands of rural people related to Justice side by side the capacity of the local authorities would be enhanced in delivering due legal services.
The other projects approved in the meeting are: Enhancing capacity of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in combating terrorism and ensuring public security, 1st revised with an additional cost of Tk229.82 crore, construction of 112 residential flats for the officials of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat at Agargaon with Tk98.22 crore, Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries, 1st revised with an additional cost of Tk588.67 crore,feasibility study to construct important bridges on rural roads with Tk80 crore, countrywide mobile library project, 2nd revised with an additional cost of Tk37.47 crore, the project for the improvement of equipment for technical education with Tk98.01 crore, establishment of Dhaka Technical Teachers Training Institute, 3rd revised, with a reduced cost of Tk2.55 crore and installation of prepaid gas meter for TGTDCL, 3rd revised with an additional cost of Tk174.39 crore.
Ministers and state ministers attended the meeting while Planning Commission members and secretaries concerned were present.