In the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, it has been proposed to allocate Tk 2,549 crore in the postal and telecommunications sector. Which is Tk 591 crore less than the proposed budget for the current fiscal year.
In the current financial year, the proposed allocation for the postal and telecommunications sector alone was Tk 3,140 crore, which was later allocated in the revised budget as Tk 2,222 crore.
On May 3, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presented the 2021-22 budget proposal to the parliament in a digital manner.