The local government division has given a one-off special allocation of 119 crore 56 lakh taka to the country’s union councils to take up projects supplying electricity to the national grid.
The money has been released from the special allocation sub-head of the union council development support sector in the annual development programme (ADP) for the current 2026-27 financial year.
A government order to that effect was issued recently by the union council-2 branch of the local government division of the ministry of local government, rural development and cooperatives. Deputy secretary Bishnupada Pal of the union council-2 branch signed the order.
The order says government sanction has been given for the release of a total of 119 crore 56 lakh taka to the union councils for taking up projects to supply the national grid.
Under the order, to draw the allocated money the chairman of the union council concerned must prepare a bill under Treasury Rules (TR) form-32. The bill must be countersigned by the upazila nirbahi officer concerned and submitted to the office of the upazila accounts officer.
The upazila nirbahi officer concerned will act as the drawing and disbursing officer for the withdrawal of the money. An account payee cheque or advice will be issued against the bill from the district and upazila accounts officer’s office.
The order says the money will be paid from the district office by cheque into the bank account operated by the union council. From the upazila office, Sonali Bank Limited will transfer the money to the union council’s bank account on the basis of the advice sent. The expenditure will be met from the sanction fixed in the development budget for the current 2026-27 financial year and the allocation under the relevant account head.
In spending the money, the union council development support usage guidelines of 2021 and the Public Procurement Rules of 2025 must be properly followed. The money may not be spent on any work other than the activity specified.
The order also says that if any irregularity occurs in future in spending the allocated money, the drawing and disbursing officer who paid the bill will be held responsible. Any money left unspent from the allocation must be returned to the government treasury by June 30, 2027. The finance division has also given its consent to the release of the money by the local government division. The finance division gave that consent on September 15.