The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the July-November period of the current fiscal year fared better as it reached 20.11 per cent with an expenditure of Tk 32,997 crore, reports BSS.

The ADP implementation rate during the July-November period of the last fiscal year was 19.13 per cent with an overall expenditure of Tk 23,594 crore, according to the latest statistics provided by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Ministry of Planning.

The IMED data showed that out of the overall expenditure of Tk 32,997 crore for this July-November period, Tk  17,718 crore were spent from the GoB fund with an implementation rate of 18.55 per cent.

Besides, Tk 13,648 crore were spent from project assistance with an implementation rate of 22.59 per cent while the rest Tk 1,631 crore were spent from the organisation's own fund with an implementation rate of 20.01 per cent.

Talking to the news agency, IMED Secretary Md Mofizul Islam said the IMED remained very active towards monitoring the development projects from the very beginning of the current year. It is also looking forward to bringing all the development schemes under its monitoring mechanism.

He noted that achieving 20.11 per cent ADP implementation rate over the last five months despite adverse situation like flood and excessive rain is 'good'. "We're hopeful of achieving cent per cent implementation rate in this year," he said.