An amount of Tk 32,101 crore has been proposed for the Defense Ministry and other services under the ministry in the national budget for 2019-20 fiscal year.
The proposed allocation is higher by Tk 1400 crore of the revised budget of 2018-19 fiscal year while less by Tk 2984 crore of the proposed budget.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal made the announcement during the budget speech at the Jatiya Sangasad Bhaban on Thursday afternoon.
Of the proposed amount, Tk 29285 crore has been kept aside for operating expenditure, Tk 148 crore for the development expenditure of the Defence Ministry, while Tk 1298 crore for other services and Tk 38 crore for the Armed Forces Division.
