The government has decided to review all the agreements on the Independent Power Plants (IPP) signed during the Awami League's tenure, following widespread allegations of inconsistencies in those agreements.
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said this while briefing reporters after a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs at the Cabinet Division of the Secretariat on Tuesday, reports UNB.
Apart from this, there was a directive from the Supreme Court in this regard, he said.
In line with the court's directive, the government has approved a proposal to seek legal support and hold necessary discussions regarding the agreements, he added.
The High Court declared two sections of the long-debated "Indemnity Act" of the power sector unconstitutional, which protected the decisions of the government from legal challenges and gave it sole authority to approve all sorts of plans for the sector.
The HC, however, condoned the actions already taken in good faith under the two sections of the act to avoid legal complexities.
It also directed the government authorities concerned to immediately take necessary steps to make all the state-owned power plants fully operational in the national interest.
The finance adviser also mentioned that they reviewed the food stock situation of the country and found it satisfactory.
He said that the stock of main food grains like paddy, rice and wheat was reviewed.
The adviser said there would be ups and downs in the market, adding, "but we remain very cautious and vigil in this regard."
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting, alongside presiding over two separate meetings of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase and the Food Planning and Monitoring Committee.
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