DHAKA: A total of 284 Members of Parliament (MPs) will get Tk 5,680-crore to materialize their election manifesto.

The allocation will come under the project of rural infrastructural development (2nd phase).

Panning Commission sources said that the project will be placed at Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting on Tuesday for final approval.

According to the sources, the lawmakers will be allowed to use the money for the infrastructural development in their respective areas.

Local government department additional secretary Ashok Madhab Roy told banglanews that each of the MPs will get Tk 20-crore in four years. They will materialize several development works in their respective areas under this project.

Besides, this allocation will improve rural communication and strengthen rural economy by increasing agricultural production and its marketing.

A total of 6,200-km of road will be developed in union level under this project. It will help create employment in the rural areas, the additional secretary added.

BDST: 1455 HRS, JULY 06, 2015
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