ECNEC approves 14 projects worth Taka 18,483cr

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 14 projects involving Taka 18,482.92 crore.

The approval was made at the 15th ECNEC meeting of the fiscal year held at the NEC conference room in the city's Sher-E-Bangla Nagar area with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports BSS.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said a total of 14 projects involving Taka 18,482.92 crore were approved in the meeting. 

“Of the total project cost, Taka 16,370.81 crore will come from the GoB portion, Taka 95 crore from the organisation's own fund while the rest of Taka 2,017.11 crore from project assistance,” he added.

Of the projects, nine are new while five are revised projects.