The government has proposed an allocation of Tk 26,888 crore for public order and security sector in the budget for the next fiscal year.
The proposed allocation is 8.07 per cent higher than that of the preceding budget which was Tk 24881 crore.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday unveiled a proposed budget of Tk 603,681 crore for 2021-22 fiscal year at the national parliament.
In the original budget of the outgoing financial year, Tk 26,516 crore allocation for public security division and security services division under home ministry was proposed. But in the revised budget the allocation came down to Tk 24,881 crore.
Meanwhile, the finance minister has proposed an allocation of Tk 3,808 crore for the security services division of the home ministry.