Support to Parliamentary Standing Committees on Oversight of Budget Implementation


In order to support four Parliamentary Standing Committees (PSC) on the oversight of budget implementation, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) entered into an agreement with the UNDP to provide necessary consultancy services during May-June, 2014. As per the contract, research team will produce high quality budget analysis research reports and conduct seminars to disseminate those reports to Members of Parliament (MPs). The goal of the research reports was to explain topics on budget for respective ministries and the national economy in an easy and user-friendly way, so that the members of parliaments could utilize them during the budget session of the parliament and also in monitoring the implementation of the budget. 

The budget-related interventions will be provided to the following Parliamentary Standing Committees:

- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Environment and Forest

The team consists of the following: Dr. Monzur Hossain (Study Director), Dr. Zaid Bakht, Dr. M. K. Mujeri, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali and Dr. Nazneen Ahmed.

The project is funded by UNDP, Bangladesh.