Even after eight months of the start of the fiscal year, the development budget has been stuck in the provincial government's reserve account as development plans have not progressed as expected.
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The Karnali provincial government has spent only 19 percent of the budget in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. According to the provincial auditor's office, only 19.64 percent of the total allocated budget has been spent by the end of Falgun.
In the current fiscal year 2002/03, out of the annual capital budget of 19.98 billion 27 million, only 2.59 billion 14 million 12 thousand were implemented in the first eight months. Which is only 12.97 percent of the total capital budget. There are four months left in the fiscal year. The government has not been able to spend more than 26.51 billion of the budget.
The province's Ministry of Physical Infrastructure has spent only 15 percent of the budget so far. The ministry, which is mainly responsible for construction, has a budget of 11.12 billion rupees. But so far, only 1.59 billion rupees have been implemented in the total development budget.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Energy Development has spent 17 percent of the budget. Out of the ministry's Rs 3.55 billion budget, Rs 529.156.836 has been spent on development. Similarly, out of the Rs 5.77 billion budget of the Ministry of Social Development, only Rs 332.746.292 has been spent on development. The ministry has implemented only 11 percent of the budget for capital. The Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers has spent a total of Rs 130 million on capital out of a Rs 550 million budget.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment has spent a total of Rs 76.1 million on capital out of a Rs 2.42 billion budget, while the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives has spent only Rs 329.6 million out of a Rs 2.57 billion budget, according to the Provincial Accounts Controller's Office.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law has spent Rs 21.675.99 out of a Rs 3.477.110 million budget, while the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning has also spent Rs 78.2 million out of a Rs 200 million budget.
The provincial government, which has been weak in budget expenditure since its establishment, appears to be weaker than last year. Last year, it had spent 22 percent of the budget at this time. It was claimed that the projects included in the budget book in the current fiscal year would be taken to the procurement process on time and work would begin. However, even after eight months of the start of the fiscal year, the development budget has been stuck in the provincial government's reserve account as the development plans have not progressed as expected.
