The planning minister, AK Khandakar, has criticised the present system of bureaucracy, saying that expected development of the country is not possible through this system.
Addressing a seminar as the chief guest, the planning minister also stressed the need for decentralisation of bureaucracy. 'Our journey towards budget implementation would not be easy at all if the corruption is not uprooted,' he said.
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies arranged the seminar on 'Economic Scenario and 2011-12 Budget Review' at a city hotel, an official handout said on Saturday.
With BIDS director general MK Muzeri in the chair, research fellow of the institute Manzur Hossain presented the keynote paper.
The planning minister also said budget should be framed and implemented on the basis of experience and recommendations of the field-level public representatives not centre.
'It is possible to overcome the budget deficit if we perform the responsibilities vested in us with positive outlook,' he said.
Discussants at the seminar laid emphasis on releasing allocation at the beginning of the fiscal year by stopping grand festival of spending money at the end of the fiscal year to implement ADP and on monitoring of the progress.
Source: New Age
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