ECNEC nods primary education development project, 15 others

A Tk 383.97 billion primary education project was approved on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen the country’s primary education system.

The approval came at the weekly meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the NEC Conference Room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.

ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting, as per a report of BSS.

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told media after the meeting that Directorate of Primary Education under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education will implement the Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP-4) by June 2023.

Of the total cost, the government will provide Tk 255.91 billion while the rest Tk 128.05 billion will come as project assistance from World Bank, ADB, Jica, EU, DFID, Australian Aid, Canadian CIDA, Swedish CIDA, UNICEF and USH loan, he added.

The minister also said a total of 16 projects involving Tk 962.34 billion were approved in the meeting.

"Of the total cost, Tk 526.85 billion will come from the state exchequer, Tk 3.28 billion from respective the organisation's fund while the rest Tk 432.21 billion will come from project assistance," he added.

Of the approved 16 projects, 12 projects are new while the rest four are revised projects.