Dhaka, May 18 -- A larger Annual Development Programme (ADP) is on the table for the fiscal year 2025-26, with the interim government going for a Tk 2.3 trillion plan-up 6.5 percent from the latest revision.

The caretaker administration had slashed the original ADP for FY2024-25 from Tk 2.65 trillion to Tk 2.16 trillion.

The new ADP thus represents a Tk 140 billion rise from the revised figure.

This expansion was approved at a National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Chief Advisor and NEC Chairperson Muhammad Yunus on Sunday.

The new allocation, however, is Tk 350 billion or 13.2 percent lower than the previous fiscal year's original ADP.

Following the NEC's approval, the government will now finalise the ADP in the na...