Government Increases Grants for Durga Puja and Prabarana Purnima

This year, 50 million taka will be provided from the Prime Minister’s Fund to puja mandaps across the country. Last year, the allocation was 40 million taka. The prime minister has increased the grant by 10 million taka.

The special grant for the Buddhist community has also been increased by 10 million taka for Prabarana Purnima. The previous allocation was 20 million taka, while this year the community will receive 30 million taka.

Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Dr Saleh Shibli and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Ethnic Minority Affairs Bijon Kanti Sarkar confirmed the decision on Tuesday (September 29).

Dr Saleh Shibli said the prime minister had decided to increase the grants for the religious festivals of the Hindu and Buddhist communities.

“No previous government has provided such a large amount. This is part of the prime minister’s efforts to build a non-communal country,” he said.

He also said the prime minister would exchange greetings with members of the Buddhist community at their Kathina Chibar Dana ceremony on October 26.

Bijon Kanti Sarkar said the Prabarana Purnima and Kathina Chibar Dana celebrations would be held in different phases from the second week of October until mid-November.