The biggest complaint of independent institutions, for many years, has been the insufficient budgets. They claim to have insufficient funds to fulfill their responsibilities. This time, the budget committee has been more generous than in previous years, increasing the funds for some institutions.
The change included an increase of MVR 4.7 million in the form of a special allowance of 20 percent of basic salary for Parliamentary Service employees. MVR 508,200 for higher education allowance and MVR 685,000 for health insurance for employees were also included.
The committee's other changes to funds for the Parliament bring the total amount to MVR 207.2 million.
MVR 15 million has been allocated to the Department of Judicial Administration for the relocation of the Criminal Court to Hulhumale'. Additionally, MVR 2.2 million was set for the High Court paralegal work and MVR 500,000 for the implementation of the Civil Procedure Code. is the source. This brings the DGA's budget to MVR 585.8 million.
The Information Commissioner's Office has received an increase of MVR 1.6 million to introduce a living allowance for employees. The office's budget for next year has increased to MVR 7.4 million.
The Civil Service received an MVR 1 million increase in its budget for a civil service statistical database and to provide hybrid advanced training, while the Prosecutor General’s Office received an MVR 980,183 increase.
Other offices and extent of budget increase
- MIRA: MVR 2.2 million
- Employment Tribunal: MVR 2.1 million
- Broadcasting Commission: MVR 351,070
- Tax Appeal Tribunal: MVR 1.8 million
- National Integrity Commission: MVR 825,000
- Islamic University: MVR 5 million
- Family Protection Authority: MVR 900,000
- Children's Ombudspersons Office: Rs 400,000
In addition, MVR 10 million has been included for the legal work required to resubmit the maritime boundary decision between the Maldives and Mauritius.
The budget for next year has increased by MVR 306 million from MVR 49.5 billion to MVR 49.8 billion.
