The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) fell to 3.89% in the first three months of the 2026-27 fiscal year, with expenditure reaching Tk12,017.54 crore, according to the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).
The rate was lower than the 5.09% recorded during the same period of FY2025-26, when expenditure stood at Tk12,158.27 crore, IMED data showed.
The government allocated Tk3,08,924.86 crore for the ADP in FY2026-27, up from Tk2,38,696 crore in the previous fiscal year.
The implementation rate was 4.75% in the first three months of FY2024-25, with spending of Tk13,215.30 crore.
In the corresponding period of FY2023-24, the rate was 7.50%, with expenditure of Tk20,609.55 crore.
In FY2022-23, ADP implementation stood at 8.55% during the first quarter, with spending reaching Tk21,895.56 crore.
In September alone, the government spent Tk6,307.84 crore on development projects, equivalent to 2.04% of the annual allocation. In September of FY2025-26, spending was Tk6,443.44 crore, or 2.70% of that year’s allocation.
The figures show that development spending in September was lower than a year earlier, both in absolute terms and as a share of the annual allocation.
The IMED, under the Planning Ministry, monitors development project implementation and reports progress monthly.