Due to decrease in income and subsidies, the provincial budget has shrunk

5 provinces have reduced their budgets citing the decrease in internal revenue and the reduction of the subsidy amount by the federal government. But Wagmati and Sudurpaschim provinces have allocated more budget than this year. However, ignoring this year's revised estimates, these two provinces have increased their budgets.

This year, due to the controversy, the states did not directly allocate funds to the Constituency Development Fund, which was blocked by the Supreme Court, but the provinces have distributed the budget to the parliamentarians through a roundabout way. Provinces including Lumbini, Wagmati, Gandaki, Sudurpaschim have asked for a list of plans from every MP and included them in the budget, while the rest have also made plans in the MP's area through a circuitous route.

As in the federal budget, Lumbini province has also allocated 50 million rupees to carry out the compensation work of the conflict victims. Lumbini Province, in all 12 districts of this province, the records of martyrs, missing persons, injured and disabled persons and their families during the armed conflict, people's movement and other movements have been organized in coordination with the Nepal government, and 5 crores have been allocated to carry out the work related to the compensation of the conflict victims, Lumbini said. It is stated in the provincial budget.

In some provinces, for example, office operation and service consulting and contract service fees, training and seminars, program expenses, monitoring and evaluation expenses, tour expenses, miscellaneous expenses, vehicle purchase, maintenance and fuel expenses have been increased.

Budget reduced in Koshi

The Koshi state government has announced a budget of 35 billion 27 billion 93 lakh rupees for the financial year 2081/82. Economic Affairs and Planning Minister Ram Bahadur Magar has presented a budget that is 1.53 billion 97 million less than the current financial year. The government brought a budget of 36 billion 819 million this year.

In the next year's budget, 14.47 billion 23 million have been allocated for current and 16.20 billion 20 million for capital, 20 million for financial management and 4.585 million for financial transfer at the local level. Of this, 3 billion will be returned to federal grants from current expenditures. The internal revenue of the state government is 4.98 billion, 12.44 billion from revenue distribution, 8.94 billion 32 million from the union, conditional grants 4.1643 billion, 655.5 million from supplementary grants and 780 million from special grants. 1 lakh and 31 billion 92 crore 34 lakh will be incurred. It is mentioned that 3 billion 25 million will be borne from the remaining cash balance and 10 million 59 million from foreign grants.

The government has allocated the highest budget of 10.41 billion for infrastructure development. 4.76 billion for drinking water and energy, 3.58 billion for health, 2.67 billion for agriculture, 2.82 billion for tourism, forest and environment, 1.58 billion for social sector and 1.3 billion for peace and security and information and communication. Crores have been allocated. The Koshi government has allocated 1 billion 82 million for agriculture expenses to be spent by the Ministry of Finance.

International Cricket Coach Center in Madhesh

The government of Madhesh has allocated a budget of 43.89 billion 21 lakh 70 thousand rupees for the next fiscal year. Out of the allocated budget, 27 billion 89 million 14 lakh 69 thousand (63.55 percent) has been brought for capital expenditure and 16 billion 7 lakh 1 thousand (36.45 percent) for current expenditure.

9 billion 73 million from the internal revenue and 13 billion 60 million from the revenue distribution from the union. It is estimated that 7 billion 79 crore 92 lakhs will be collected from the financial equalization grant and 3 billion 55 crore 78 lakhs from the conditional grant. This year's cash balance is 7.86 billion 21 lakh 70 thousand and the government's target is to raise 2 billion domestic debt.

Kisan Card and Pension to Farmers, Dalit Education Campaign, Agricultural Electrification Province Gaurav Yojana, Chure Jogau Madhesh Bachau Campaign, a model school program in every provincial constituency are also in the budget. Establishment of an international cricket coaching center in Birgunj, Chief Minister's Housing Security Scheme for Dalits, taking Aadhaar water as pride in Madhesh, addressing the drought problem are also included in the budget.

The budget increased in Wagmati

The Wagmati state government has made an unnatural increase in the budget for the financial year 2081/82. The state government increased the budget by 1.84 billion rupees compared to the current financial year, completely ignoring the reduction in the financial transfers received from the federal government and the decline in internal revenue collection. The province has presented a budget of 64.54 billion rupees in the House for the next financial year.

State Economic Affairs and Planning Minister Jagganath Thapalia has increased the size of the budget completely ignoring the suggestions given by the State Policy and Planning Commission and MPs from ruling and opposition parties. The implementation of the government's budget is challenging. In the current situation, a budget of up to 60 billion rupees could be implemented,' said Prof. Dr. Vice President of the State Policy and Planning Commission. Narvikram Thapa said.

In the budget statement, Minister Thapalia mentioned that the economic growth in the current financial year is not as per the target, the revenue collection is low and the real estate registration fee and vehicle tax, which are the main areas of revenue collection of the province, have not been collected as per the estimate, but he has increased the budget.  ;

In the current financial year, the government is implementing a budget of 62.7 billion rupees. Out of the total budget allocated for the next financial year, 26 billion 10 million 16 million rupees have been allocated for current, 36 billion 93 million 87 million rupees for capital and 1 billion 50 million rupees for financial management. The state government has allocated 40.44 percent of the total budget for operational, 57.23 percent for capital and 2.32 percent for financial management.

27 billion 3857 million rupees from tax revenue, 6 billion 51 million rupees from other revenues, 15.57 billion 65 million rupees from federal financial transfers, 14 billion rupees from the estimated savings of the current financial year and other receipts 86 crores is estimated.

22.64 billion rupees have been allocated for the Physical Ministry, 2.62 billion rupees for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, 2.46 billion rupees for the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Cooperatives, and 72 million rupees for the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Land and Administration. Bahadur Singh Lama, leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party, the main opposition party in the province, said that the budget is directionless. The government introduced a deficit budget. He brought the budget in his own way without looking at the country's economy and our resources, he said, "The budget does not increase employment, economic and capital."

not in Gandaki new and big project

Gandaki Province has brought a budget of 32 billion 97 crore 85 lakh 75 thousand rupees for the next financial year 2081/82, emphasizing the creation of youth entrepreneurship and investment-friendly environment. However, there are no new and big projects in the budget except for the continuation of state pride projects.

This budget is 448.6 million 25 thousand or 1.34 percent less than the current financial year. For the current year, the government had brought a budget of 33 billion 42 billion 72 million rupees. Economic Affairs Minister Takaraj Gurung announced the budget on Saturday and informed that 13 billion 16 billion 582 thousand i.e. 39.91 percent has been allocated for current and 19 billion 51 million 79 lakh 93 thousand i.e. 59.19 percent for capital. 30 crore (0.90 percent) has been allocated towards financial management. Out of that amount, 1 crore 76 lakh 11 thousand percent will be spent on the reserve fund in the next financial year.

7 billion 638 million from the federal government for financial equalization, 9 billion 6112 million for revenue distribution, 481 million for royalty distribution, 3 billion 10 million for conditional grants, 119 million for supplementary grants and 650 million for special grants 55 lakhs. It is estimated that 5 billion 17 million will be earned from the revenue mobilization of the province. 2 billion 94 crores will be utilized in the current financial year. Finance Minister Gurung said that if the said amount is insufficient, 1 billion 700 million will be taken as an internal loan. 1.16 billion rupees have been allocated towards financial transfer at the local level (all four grants, financial equalization, supplementary, conditional and special). He said that the minimum amount of one crore rupees will be transferred to every local level.

It is the government's goal to establish a project bank in the State Policy and Planning Commission, to organize the 'Invest Gandaki' program in the financial year to promote internal and external investment in the potential sectors of agriculture, tourism and energy. 12 billion 70 million 16 lakh 66 thousand rupees have been allocated to the program related to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport. This is 38.51 percent of the total budget. 2 billion 92 million 21 lakh 7 thousand rupees have been allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Management. Under the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, 65 million 10 million 84 thousand rupees have been allocated for industry and tourism and 91 million 51 million 43 thousand rupees for forest and environment.

Multi-year project in all constituencies of Lumbini

Lumbini province has brought a budget of 38.97 billion rupees for the next financial year. Compared to the current financial year, the next year's budget is about 1.5 billion rupees less. In the current fiscal year, the government brought a budget of 40 billion 479 million.

Out of the total budget allocated for the coming year, 24 billion 58 million 59 million i.e. 63.09 percent for capital, 11 billion 24 million 27 million 84 thousand i.e. 28.87 percent for current and 3 billion 14 million 13 million 16 thousand for financial transfers i.e. Economic Affairs and Planning Minister of Lumbini Province Chetnarayan Acharya said that 8.06 percent of the amount has been allocated. Minister Acharya said that the size of the budget for the next financial year has to be reduced compared to this year due to the lack of internal resources and the reduction of the grant amount received from the union.

7 billion 51 million 21 million from internal revenue, 12 billion 15 million from union revenue sharing, 50 million 17 million royalty from union, 2 billion 92 million revenue from local level 19 lakhs. Finance minister Acharya estimates that 8 billion 286 million rupees will be mobilized from the financial equalization grant received from the union, 4 billion 193 million rupees from conditional grants, 795 million rupees from supplementary grants, 74 million rupees 46 million rupees from special grants and 2 billion rupees from the cash balance of the current financial year. .

The government has introduced programs under 16 different slogans, from 'Prosperous Lumbini Atmanirbar Pradesh' to 'Back to Culture, Back to Nature'. According to this, there are also slogans such as 'provincial government with wildlife victims, improving my health, my responsibility, farmers' hands with the province, improving the soil, the basis of healthy life'. The government has announced at least one multi-year project in all 52 constituencies of the state. About 3 billion has been allocated for this.

At the same time, an amount of 1.80 billion has been allocated for the construction of the building of Lumbini Provincial Hospital. Chief Whip Janmjay Timilsina said that the government has introduced a deficit budget of 11 billion. On the whole, he says that it is a positive effort to continue the old plans and give a multi-year plan to each sector.

Karnali budget 31 billion 41 crore

Karnali state government has brought a budget of 31 billion 41 crore 41 thousand rupees for the next financial year 2081/82. Out of the total budget announced by the Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning, Mahendra KC, there is an amount of 18.75 billion 868 thousand (59.7 percent) for capital and 7.57 billion 55 million 2 thousand (24.12 percent) for operating. 250 million for financial equalization and 4.83 billion 35 lakh 81 thousand (15.38 percent) budget has been allocated for financial transfer at the local level.

The provincial government has allocated a budget of 1.16 billion to provide employment opportunities to unemployed people through the Chief Minister's Employment Program for the coming year. 1 billion 10 million for educational infrastructure management, 300 million for the construction of integrated administrative buildings for the provincial government ministries and 500 million for the infrastructure development of the earthquake-affected areas.

About half of the budget for development and construction in the far west

For the financial year 2081/82, the government of Far West Province has allocated a total budget of 31 billion 62 million 98 million. The budget presented by the Provincial Economic Affairs Minister Surendra Bahadur Pal is 2.36 billion 38 lakh 96 thousand more than this year. Out of the total allocated budget, 17 billion 538 million is 55.42 percent for capital and 11 billion 79 million 63 thousand 35 percent for operating. This financial year, the government brought a budget of 29 billion 265 million 32 thousand. In the

budget, most of the programs of the current financial year have been continued. In the budget where physical infrastructure development is given the first priority, the agricultural sector also got priority as in the past.

100 million has been allocated in the startup program to promote entrepreneurship targeting those who have returned from foreign employment. 5.68 billion has been allocated for road infrastructure. The government has allocated one billion 92 million for drinking water and sanitation and said that a provincial water supply master plan will be created. According to Minister Pal, priority has been given for the development of integrated settlement development program, digitization of transport management, Badimalika Khaptad, Ramaroshan, Vaidyanath, Ugratara, Tikapur Park and other tourist spots.

The state government has allocated 13.35 billion 92 lakhs, i.e. 42.24 percent of the total budget, to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development. 6.74 billion, 1.8 lakh 85 thousand i.e. 21.31 percent is allocated to the Ministry of Social Development in the second place among the ministries that receive the most budget.

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