First project approved through planning ministry software

The planning ministry yesterday approved a project through the Project Processing, Appraisal and Management System (PPS), which aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the formulation and approval of various initiatives. 

Proposed by the fisheries ministry, the "Community-based Fishing Wealth Management in Nimgachhi" project aims to improve aquaculture in Pabna and Sirajganj by providing farmers with the required support, such as training.

This is the first time that a project has been approved through the PPS, which is a software that was introduced in April last year to digitalise the overall project formation and monitoring process.

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday announced the project's approval through an event held at the National Economic Council auditorium, where State Minister for Planning Shamsul Alam was present.

Through the use of software services, the time, costs and visits required to prepare a project will reduce, and this will ensure transparency and accountability, said Nurun Nahar, project director of the automation system.

"A central database for projects will be created so that the planning ministry and other related agencies can be integrated with the database," she added. Currently, a total of 33 projects have been included in the PPS software.

Mannan also said the government has successfully taken a new step in the digitalisation process, making project formation, evaluation and monitoring much easier.

"This [the PPS] will help us speed up project implementation, ensure proper monitoring and avoid overlaps," he added.

Mannan informed that it was forgivable if there are human errors in any official work.

"But if the intention is to sabotage, then the government will not let it go and the case will be handled firmly," he added.