Subsidies are not justified: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all authorities concerned to move away from providing subsidies, saying it is not justified.

The prime minister discussed the matter of subsidies during an ECNEC meeting on Tuesday. Planning Minister MA Mannan said while addressing a press conference after the meeting.

Quoting the PM Hasina, the planning minister said, “Subsidy is not a charity, it is not justified. We must get out of this system”.

The prime minister also directed the concerned authorities to set up Novotheatres under a big project in those districts which do not have at the moment.

She also suggested setting up a separate body under the Ministry of Science and Technology to supervise the operations of the Novotheatres.

The premier also directed the authorities concerned to ensure good waste management in the public hospitals side by side motivating the private hospitals to have sound waste management of their own, Mannan said.

She also advised the authorities concerned to take steps for expanding the mangrove forests in Barguna.

Meanwhile, the planning minister informed that the Annual Development Plan (ADP) implementation status during the July-January period of the current fiscal year (FY22) is 30.21 percent which was 28.45 percent during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year (FY21).

Mannan said this has been possible due to the hard work of the countrymen irrespective of their class and creed as well as the firm decision making character of the premier.