27 ministries to get additional Tk56,000cr in FY26 revised budget
Revised budget size comes down slightly to Tk7.88 lakh crore
In the revised FY2025-26 budget, allocations for 27 ministries and divisions have increased, driven by election preparations, debt interest payments, subsidies, agricultural loan waivers, and financing of major projects.
According to budget documents, the original budget allocated Tk7.90 lakh crore across 62 ministries and divisions. In the supplementary budget, allocations for 27 ministries and divisions rose by Tk56,117 crore, while 35 ministries and divisions saw cuts totalling Tk59,348 crore. As a result, the revised budget size has come down slightly to Tk7.88 lakh crore.
However, overall expenditure in FY2025-26 budget has been cut by Tk2,000 crore.
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The Finance Division received the largest allocation at Tk28,655 crore. Despite cuts in development expenditure, the additional funds were needed to meet rising costs of domestic debt interest payments, share capital contributions, subsidies, and incentives.
Rest of supplementary budget allocation
The Election Commission also saw a significant increase in allocation. Its original budget of Tk2,956 crore has been revised upward to Tk4,345.65 crore, with an additional Tk1,389.65 crore required for parliamentary election preparations and ongoing projects.
The planning ministry's allocation increased by Tk12,405 crore, booked as a block allocation typically used for urgent and unforeseen expenditures.
The science and technology ministry received an additional Tk4,923 crore, largely linked to financing for an ongoing project, with sources indicating most of it is directed toward the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
The local government division and the water resources ministry received Tk1,809 crore and Tk2,177 crore respectively. The increase for Water Resources was driven by higher repair and maintenance costs.
The financial institutions division got an extra Tk1,691 crore to implement the government's decision to waive principal and interest on agricultural loans up to Tk10,000.
The food ministry's allocation rose by Tk684 crore due to expansion of the Open Market Sale (OMS) programme, while the commerce ministry received an additional Tk302 crore.
The law and justice division was allocated an extra Tk85 crore, reflecting increased spending on goods and services as well as the transfer of the abolished Supreme Court Secretariat's budget. The Public Security Division received Tk172 crore for non-financial assets and special operational activities.
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) got an extraTk30 crore to cover recruitment examination costs.
What drives the cut and rise
Budget analysis shows that just 12 of the 27 ministries receiving higher allocations accounted for Tk54,322 crore — about 97% of the total increase. The remaining 15 ministries shared only Tk1,795 crore.
Finance Ministry officials said the revisions were driven mainly by immediate priorities such as election management, debt servicing, social safety programmes, and funding for ongoing large projects.
At the same time, allocations were reduced in several ministries due to low implementation capacity and spending constraints, leading to a marginal overall contraction in the budget.
Officials also said key service ministries — including health, education, agriculture, and social welfare — were unable to fully utilise their allocated funds, contributing to downward revisions in their budgets.
