Dhaka, May 15 -- Bangladesh's health sector is likely to witness an increased amount of only Tk 800 crore, the lowest monetary allocation in terms of increase, in the upcoming annual development programme (ADP) for the 2020-21 fiscal year, official sources said.

The allocation for the health sector in the running fiscal's ADP is Tk 12,236 crore while it will be Tk 13,033 crore in the next fiscal's ADP. That means the enhancement in the allocation will be only Tk 797 crore, the sources said.

This allocation is being made at a time when the country's health sector exposed its vulnerability with the onslaught COVID-19. "A much bigger jump in the allocation for the health sector was expected," the official said preferring anonymity.

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