The government has allocated a one-time special grant of Tk 119 crore and 56 lakh to Union Parishads across the country to undertake projects aimed at supplying electricity to the national grid. The funds have been released from the special allocation sub-sector under the Union Parishad Development Assistance component of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2026–27 fiscal year.

The Union Parishad-2 branch of the Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives recently issued a government order in this regard. Deputy Secretary Bishnupad Pal of the branch signed the order.

According to the order, government approval has been granted for the release of Tk 119 crore and 56 lakh to the Union Parishads for undertaking projects aimed at supplying electricity to the national grid.

To withdraw the allocated funds, the chairman of the concerned Union Parishad must prepare a bill using Treasury Rules (TR) Form-32. The bill must then be countersigned by the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and submitted to the office of the Upazila Accounts Officer.

The respective UNO will serve as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer for withdrawing the funds. The district and upazila accounts offices will issue account-payee cheques or payment advices against the bills.

The funds will be transferred by cheque to the bank accounts operated by the respective Union Parishads through the district offices. Meanwhile, based on payment advices sent by the upazila offices, Sonali Bank will transfer the funds to the bank accounts of the concerned Union Parishads.

The government said the expenditure would be met from the approved development budget and the relevant allocation for the 2026–27 fiscal year.

The Union Parishads have been instructed to strictly follow the Union Parishad Development Assistance Utilisation Guidelines, 2021, and the Public Procurement Rules, 2025 when spending the funds. The money cannot be used for any purpose other than implementing the designated activities.

The government order further states that if any irregularities are found in the use of the allocated funds in the future, the concerned Drawing and Disbursing Officer responsible for the payment will be held accountable.

Any unspent portion of the allocation must be returned to the government treasury by June 30, 2027.

The Finance Division has also given its consent to the release of the funds by the Local Government Division. It approved the allocation on September 15.