The state environment minister stated that no non-government organisation has received funding from the Climate Change Trust Fund. Although 53 NGOs have been approved in principle by the technical committee, the final decision has not been made yet. This information comes in response to a report in a national newspaper claiming that 53 NGOs would receive Tk 213.4 million from the fund. The minister mentioned that the technical committee's decision will be reviewed. Following an inter-ministerial meeting, the junior minister reported that Tk 5.48 billion has been distributed from the fund for 48 projects. He stated that the remaining Tk 2 billion will be distributed by the end of the year. Out of this fund, 1.2 percent will be given to NGOs. He mentioned that the majority of the 4,000 NGOs applying for the fund do not have any prior experience in climate change mitigation.