Kathmandu, Sept. 23
The Election Commission Nepal (ECN) has said that its
attention has been drawn to the Ministry of Finance (MoF)'s act to create new
plans and programmes and transfer budget to ensure their implements.
"The MoF has released funds and ensured resources for the
programmes, apart from the approved annual projects mentioned in the budget
statement of the Fiscal Year 2022/23, after the announcement of the election,"
the election body said in a statement on Friday.
The Commission has asked the finance ministry to clarify if
it has created programmes and allocated budget for new projects after the
announcement of the general elections on November 20.
It had directed the ministry to provide the details of the
budget transfers and allocations in a ministry-wise formats within 24 hours in
order to know whether the transfer of funds and resources have been ensured or
not.
According to the ECN, when new plans and programmes are
conducted separately from the approved annual budget and programme, the
fairness of the election will be adversely affected.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 24 September 2022.
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