According to Public Administration Ministry sources, the total amount of loans disbursed for the purchase of cars is more than Tk 7 billion (except Judiciary, Armed Forces and Election Commission).
However, the government has never clearly disclosed how much is spent on interest subsidy and depreciation benefits. Based on a monthly maintenance allowance of Taka 50,000 for 2,357 officers, the estimated monthly expenditure alone is slightly more than Taka 1.41 billion.
In some cases, officers get dual benefits: a loan-based vehicle and an official vehicle attached to their post. In such cases, the state covers both the driver, fuel and maintenance, while the officer may get a maintenance allowance of up to Tk 50,000 or Tk 25,000 depending on eligibility.
Two administration cadre officials working in the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) and the Archives and Libraries department, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that when they took the interest-free loan, they were already entitled to an official government vehicle through their posting. As a result, he received 25,000 taka instead of 50,000 taka in maintenance allowance, which he used to repay his loan instalments.