10 ministries did not cut capital expenditure by 50 percent

39 crore 24 lakh rupees were allocated for capital for this ministry .

Ministry has spent only 16.50 percent in one year . It has been found that this ministry spent only 2 crore 98 lakh rupees in June. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is among those who spend less overall. Of the 2.3 billion 2.7 million rupees allocated for this ministry, only 20.84 percent has been spent. In June alone, this ministry has spent 23 million 34 million rupees.

Among the other low spenders are the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply, Federal Affairs and General Administration, Education, Science and Technology . According to the data of the Auditor General's Office, only 23.19, 27.75 and 30.45 percent of the total allocated capital budget of these ministries were spent in one year.

These ministries have spent 245.55 million, 46.7 million and 219.3 million respectively in June alone . 22 ministries, including the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, have spent 56 billion 148 million rupees in the month of June. The ministry that spends the most is physical infrastructure and transportation. The overall capital expenditure of this ministry is 73.12 percent. But it has spent only 23 billion 40 million 32 million rupees in June. Sushilbabu Dhakal, spokesperson and joint secretary of the ministry said that the amount was not paid in June.

'For the projects that have already been worked on and could not be paid due to the budget, the money was managed and paid in June,' he said The saying is .

In the last financial year, 589 million rupees were allocated for capital for the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers. But the said office could not cut the expenses even by 50% . The capital expenditure of this ministry is only 48.49 percent . This office has spent 82 million rupees in June alone. 10 billion 459 million has been spent on urban development in the form of the Ministry of Development. In total, 41 billion 85 million 12 lakh rupees were allocated for capital for this ministry. In one year, the Ministry has spent 65.83 percent.

Ministry of Defense is among the highest spenders. 5 billion 67 crore 12 lakh rupees have been allocated for this ministry in the last financial year and 99.84 percent has been spent. This ministry is not exempt from spending more in June. This ministry has spent only 1 billion 985 million rupees in June. In one year, 6 ministries could not cut capital expenditure by 70 percent .

59.25 percent of finance, 63.06 percent of health and population, 63.83 percent of drinking water, 64.20 percent of agriculture and livestock development, and 69.73 percent of the capital expenditure of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Likewise, three ministries have cut capital expenditure by 70 percent and two by 80 percent.

Former Secretary Rameshwar Khanal says that even though the ministries spend a lot in June, it is not spent only in that month. "Construction professionals submit the bill after working in the development ministries, the bill cannot be submitted every day, the bill is submitted based on the progress of the work," said Khanal, "the amount paid in June is for the bill that has already been submitted." Payment will be made after checking .

'The bill is not paid the day after it is passed, the accountant makes various excuses,' said Khanal, 'Our accounting system is based on cash flow, we do not keep records of when that expense was incurred.' Khanal says that arrangements should be made.