Education Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday said the government spends Tk 5.34 lakh per student of a cadet college every year.
The minister gave this information in parliament in response to a tabled question by Awami League MP Mozaffar Hossain.
She said the government allocation of cadet colleges in the last financial year was Tk 197.59 crore.
Currently, 3,700 students study in cadet colleges. Accordingly, the per capita annual government expenditure of students studying in cadet colleges is Tk 5,34,043.
The minister said the allocation of educational expenses of students of public and private institutions from the secondary and higher education department is done in a coordinated way, so the educational expenses of students of public and private institutions are not shown separately.
According to the education minister's information, the government's annual expenditure per student at the higher secondary level is Tk 50,512.
In the financial year 2021-22, against 33.14 lakh students of this level, the allocation was Tk 16,167 crore.
Against 3.45 lakh students in post-secondary non-tertiary level, the government allocation is Tk 707 crore. The annual cost per student is Tk 20,489.
At the tertiary level, against 38.12 lakh students, the allocation was Tk 7,807 crore. As such, the annual cost of the government is Tk 20,478.
The minister said the annual per capita income gap of government, private and cadet college students is gradually decreasing due to increasing efficiency and dynamism in budget management and good governance, equity and accountability in education management.
