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Ministers, secys now to get Tk 75,000 for mobile set

May 22, 2018 00:00:00


The government has increased mobile phone allowances five times to Tk 75,000 for ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers and secretaries, report agencies.

The bills for the mobile phones will also be paid from the Treasury.

The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the 'Government Telephone, Cellular and Internet Policy-2018', raising the mobile phone allowance to Tk 75,000 from Tk 15,000.

Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam briefed reporters at the Secretariat after the cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

According to the draft policy, ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers and all secretaries will get Tk 75,000 instead of Tk 15,000 to buy a mobile phone set, the Cabinet Secretary said.

He said the allocation has been increased in line with the present market prices of Android mobile sets.


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