The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Tk 63.17 billion scheme to provide new homes to another 250,000 homeless families under the Ashrayan project.
The committee approved the approval during a meeting with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
The premier joined the meeting virtually from Ganabhaban while ministers, state ministers, Planning Commission members and secretaries concerned attended the meeting from the NEC Conference Room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan said the government has approved the 4th revision of the Ashrayan-2 project and extended the tenure of the project up to June 2023.
After the 4th revision, he said, the total project cost is Tk 111.43 billion and the whole amount of the project is being spent from the government treasury.
He said the government has increased the construction cost of the single house from Tk 200,000 to Tk 240,000.
On the occasion of ‘Mujib Borsho’, he said, according to the Housing Policy for Landless and Homeless, a total of 250,000 families, including the landless and homeless families and homeless families will be rehabilitated under the project.
The minister informed that Tuesday’s ECNEC meeting approved a total of 10 projects, three new and seven revised ones, involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 112.11 billion.
“Out of the total project cost, Tk 107.13 billion will come from the government and Tk 4.98 billion from the concerned organisation's own fund," he added.
At the ECNEC meeting, the prime minister unveiled the cover of a book titled "Bangladesh at 50: Realization of Dreams through Humane and Patriotic Leadership’.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Planning Minister MA Mannan, State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam, Planning Commission members and secretaries concerned were present, among others, on the occasion.
