Govt provided Tk97,873cr agro subsidy in 13yrs

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said the government has provided over Tk 97,873 crore subsidy for the agriculture sector in the last thirteen years.

The minister said this while responding to a query made by ruling party lawmaker Nurrunnabi Chowdhury of Bhola-3 at the question-answer session at the Jatiya Sangsad with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

"The government has provided a total of Tk 97,873.55 crore as subsidy in fertiliser, rebate in electricity and diesel in the last thirteen years since 2009," he told the House.

In 2009-2010, the country's total subsidy was Tk 4,840.47 crore which includes Tk 4,009.43 crore for fertiliser, Tk 81.04 crore for electricity rebate and Tk 750 crore for diesel.

In 2021-2022, the country's subsidy reached Tk 15,168.15 crore which includes Tk 14,941.60 crore for fertiliser and Tk 226.55 for power rebate.