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Ministry of Labour and Employment

Ministry · Minister: Ariful Haque Choudhury

Labour welfare, industrial relations, occupational safety, and employment services

FY2026-27 proposed: Tk 467 crore gross, AFS Statement 8 · Budget hub →

FY2025-26 budget: Tk 438 crore net, iBAS · different basis from the gross figure above

Q1 FY2025-26 actual spend: Tk 31 crore (7.0% of budget) · operating Tk 31 cr, development Tk 0 cr (iBAS Statement-02)

ADP delivery portfolio FY2025-26 (RADP)

Largest projects by allocation:

• বাংলাদেশে শোভন কাজের অগ্রগতি · Tk 87 cr alloc, 5.0% of cost spent, foreign-aided
• কলকারখানা ও প্রতিষ্ঠান পরিদর্শন অধিদপ্তরের আধুনিকায়ন ও শক্তিশালীকরণ এবং ১৩টি জেলা কার্যালয় স্থাপন (২য় সংশোধিত) · Tk 65 cr alloc, 31.0% of cost spent
• শিল্পের উৎপাদনশীলতা বৃদ্ধিতে পিছিয়ে পড়া যুবসমাজকে দক্ষ শিল্প শ্রমিকে রুপান্তর প্রকল্প · Tk 16 cr alloc, 43.0% of cost spent
• মুনশী আরফান আলী-ইউসেপ শ্রম ও কর্মসংস্থান ইন্সটিটিউট স্থাপন এবং মানবসম্পদ উন্নয়ন প্রকল্প · Tk 9 cr alloc, 0.0% of cost spent
• বাংলাদেশ ট্যানারি শিল্পে শোভন কর্ম পরিবেশ নিশ্চিতকরণ · Tk 6 cr alloc, 87.0% of cost spent, foreign-aided
• বাংলাদেশে কর্মস্থলে দুর্ঘটনাজনিত সুরক্ষা বিষয়ক পাইলট প্রকল্প · Tk 0 cr alloc, 98.0% of cost spent, foreign-aided

Source: Revised ADP FY2025-26, Planning Commission / IMED. Figures in crore taka.

Budget by division

Source: ibas_statement02 (FY2025-26, net basis)

Indicators

Tracked, awaiting data (50): adp_project_allocation_crore_bdt, adp_project_completion_rate_pct, bbs_agri21_cropping_intensity, bbs_agri21_total_rice_production, bbs_cpi_wri2026_wri_growth_general_pct, bbs_cpi_wri2026_wri_national_general, bbs_cpi_wri2026_wri_national_industry, bbs_econcensus2013_bogra_cottage_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_bogra_manufacturing_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_bogra_manufacturing_tpe, bbs_econcensus2013_brahmanbaria_cottage_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_brahmanbaria_manufacturing_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_brahmanbaria_manufacturing_tpe, bbs_econcensus2013_meherpur_cottage_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_meherpur_manufacturing_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_shariatpur_cottage_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_shariatpur_manufacturing_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_sirajganj_cottage_establishments, bbs_econcensus2013_sirajganj_manufacturing_establishments, bbs_msb24_household_electricity_access_pct, bbs_syb23_energy_generation_total_gwh, bbs_syb23_household_internet_access_pct, bbs_syb23_remittance_inflow_total_usd_m, bpsc_bcs_43rd_police_cadre_recommended, cag_ar2019_total_settled_amount_crore_bdt, cag_ar2020_bpdb_ipp_special_audit_irregularities_crore_bdt, cag_ar2020_total_settled_amount_crore_bdt, dept_service_delivery_efficiency_pct, erd_aid24_power_energy_radp_aid_cr_bdt, erd_aid24_total_disbursements_usd_mn, fiscal_budget_allocation_crore_bdt, fiscal_budget_execution_rate_pct, gov_audit_objections_settled_pct, gov_institutional_efficiency_score, imed_mongla_rampal_dredging_channel_length_km, imed_mongla_rampal_dredging_heavy_cargo_safety_pct, imed_mongla_rampal_dredging_post_depth_draft_m, mof_gender_budget_theme2_economic_equality_cr, plancomm_8fyp_mtr_external_debt_gdp_fy23_est, plancomm_8fyp_mtr_reserves_months_cover_fy23_est, plancomm_8fyp_target_investment_to_gdp_fy25_pct, plancomm_bdp2100_socioecon_agri_employment_2010_thousands, plancomm_bdp2100_socioecon_total_employment_2010_thousands, plancomm_mapping2022_goal04_quality_education_indicators, plancomm_mdg_final_female_labor_force_participation_pct, plancomm_nap2023_target_primary_gross_enrolment_pct, plancomm_radp21_sectoral_investment_crore_bdt, plancomm_sdg20_electricity_access_national_pct, plancomm_sdgs2025_electricity_access_national_pct, plancomm_sdgs2025_renewable_energy_share_pct

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Legal basis

• National Social Security Policy 2015 (2015) · administers · policy
• Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 (2006) · administers · act
  Act XLII of 2006

Policy domains

Peer equivalent

Closest structural counterpart in a peer country: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (India)