ADP implementation falls to five-year low in FY26: IMED

The implementation rate of Annual Development Programme (ADP) fell to a five-year low in the fiscal year 2025-26, with ministries and divisions utilising only 67.52 per cent of the revised allocation, according to the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED). 
 
The latest IMED report showed that ministries and divisions implemented development projects worth Tk 1.41 trillion (Tk 141071.89 crore) during July-June of FY26 against the revised ADP allocation of Tk 2.09 trillion (Tk 208,935.53 crore). 
 
The implementation rate was significantly lower than 68.18 per cent recorded in FY25, 80.63 per cent in FY24, 85.17 per cent in FY23 and 92.74 per cent in FY22, making FY26 the weakest performance in the past five years. 
 
According to the report, the revised ADP allocation for FY26 stood at Tk 2.09 trillion (Tk 208,935.53 crore), compared with Tk 2.26 trillion (Tk 226,166.88 crore) in FY25, Tk 2.25 trillion (Tk 254,391.64 crore) in FY24, Tk 2.36 trillion (Tk 236,560.67 crore) in FY23 and Tk 2.2 trillion (219,601.91 crore) in FY22. 
 
The total implementation during FY25 was Tk 1.54 trillion (Tk 154,189.83 crore), while expenditure reached 2.05 trillion (Tk 205,118.38 crore) in FY24, Tk 2.01 trillion (Tk 201,486.78 crore) in FY23 and Tk 2.03 trillion (Tk 203,648.49 crore) in FY22. 
 
The IMED data also showed that spending in June 2026, the final month of the fiscal year, amounted to Tk 403.08 billion (Tk 40,308.12 crore), accounting for 19.29 per cent of the revised ADP allocation. 
 
In comparison, ministries and divisions spent Tk 433.18 billion (Tk 43,318.10 crore) in June 2025, representing 19.09 per cent of the revised ADP allocation for that fiscal year. 
 
The ADP is the government's principal public investment programme, financing infrastructure, education, health, energy, transport and other development projects. 
 
The implementation rate is regarded as a key indicator of the government's ability to execute development activities within the fiscal year. 
 
The lower implementation in FY26 came despite substantial public investment allocations, highlighting challenges in project execution and timely utilisation of development funds.