More institutions will come under MPO

Education Minister Dipu Moni has said the government will publish a list of education institutions within a week for bringing them under the government's monthly pay order, reports UNB.

"We think we'll be able to make the list, we're now working for the MPO (Monthly Pay Order) enlistment, to be published within a week," she said while speaking at a post-budget press conference in the city's Osmani Smriti Auditorium on Friday.

Replying to a question, the minister said the government will surely enlist the education institutions under the MPO net, but didn't disclose the number.

In reply to a question about the budgetary allocation for education, Dipu said the budget of the education ministry increased by 19.72 per cent (some 20 per cent) this time compared to the previous year. Besides, the allocation for research and development budget also rose in this sector.

"Now they've to pay stronger attention to the effective utilisation of the allocations made for them," she said, adding that not only his ministry and primary education ministry, but also a total of 28 ministries are working on education and development of human resources.

In the proposed budget, the allocation for education is Tk 814.49 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from Tk 719.74 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year.

The allocation against education still remains less than 2 per cent of the country's GDP.

Tk 317.61 billion was allocated to the Primary and Mass Education Ministry for the upcoming fiscal year, while Tk 399.61 to the Secondary and Higher Education Division and Tk 97.27 billion to Technical and Madrasa Division.