Kathmandu, Apr. 1
Minister for Finance Bishnu
Prasad Paudel has urged the line ministries to propose programmes that could be
implemented.
In a meeting with the
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Thursday at Singhadurbar, he
said that many ministries could not mobilise the allocated budget and are in
the position to surrender the budget. "Therefore, include the programme
and propose the budget that can be implemented even in the multi-year
projects," he said.
Minister Paudel stated that
the ministry should limit the programmes and projects within the budget ceiling
provided to them. Urging them to propose programmes according to the national
and development priority, he stressed on effective inter-ministry coordination.
He said that the impacts
made by the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism would be addressed by the upcoming
budget and policy and programmes of the government for the next fiscal year.
Minister for Culture,
Tourism and Civil Aviation Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal said that the pandemic had
severe impact on tourism sector and urged to give special attention to the
sector.
Ministry’s Economic Advisor
Dr. Prakash Kumar Shrestha said that the focus should be on the large and
special programmes as per the spirit of federalism rather than small and
scattered programmes.
The Finance Ministry is
holding discussions with the ministries and stakeholders about the programmes
and budgets and collecting suggestions for the budget of the upcoming Fiscal
Year 2021/22.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 2 April 2021.
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