92.93 percent of the budget spent on drinking water, 105 plans completed
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Among the development ministries of Lumbini province, the Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply is ahead in the capital budget expenditure of the last year. The ministry has spent 84.55 percent of the total and 92.93 percent on drinking water last year.
Out of the 11 ministries of the province, the Ministry of Urban Development has come second in overall expenditure. The Ministry of Health has spent 86 percent of the budget.
It is mentioned in the statement of expenditure made public by the Treasury and Accounts Control Office of the province that appeared before the Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply based on the expenditure percentage, budget analysis and performance of the ministries in 2081/82. The ministry has spent 84.55 percent of the capital budget. The ministry has spent 4.39 billion 81 lakh 84 thousand 425 rupees for the allocation of 5 billion 15 million 55 thousand rupees for the capital budget of the ministry.
The overall expenditure percentage of Lumbini province last year is 72.43. There is an increase of 6.29 percent compared to last year. According to Gunanidhi Pokharel, spokesperson of the Ministry and Head of the Water Supply Division, the Ministry of Urban Development has been excellent in the selection, implementation and analysis of financial progress.
"In the overall progress of the ministry, the Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply has excelled in the last year's expenditure progress analysis," Pokharel said, "This is due to the efforts of the ministry and its subordinate offices." Of that, 4 billion 39 million 81 million have been spent . Out of the budget received by the ministry, 2.1 billion 10.66 million was budgeted for drinking water. Of that, 1 billion 95 crore 76 lakh 92 thousand rupees have been spent, which is 92.93 percent, said Pokharel.
Urban Development and Water Supply Minister Saroj Thapa said that out of 1,390 plans for drinking water by the Lumbini state government, 115 have been completed in the last year, 80 percent of 228 have made physical progress and the number of plans with more than 50 percent physical progress is more than 500 .
"We are starting the work by making a plan with the goal of completing the projects with more than 50 percent material progress in the current year," he said, "the ministry has become the best due to the team work of the ministry and the efforts of the offices in 12 districts."
31 big projects for water supply by the federal government have also been completed in the last year . Under the Ministry of Urban Development, there are 12 offices for drinking water and 6 offices for urban development and buildings in 12 districts of the province.
He said that 380 schemes, which have been running continuously for 12 years in various districts of Lumbini, have been cut by the federal government in the current year. "The federal government has cut 380 water supply projects that are being built continuously," he said, "due to lack of budget, there is no way to proceed with 411 projects."
Lumbini state government has started water quality improvement plan in Lumbini since last year. According to the ministry, filtered water is being distributed to 10,000 households.
According to the Lumbini State Controller of Accounts Office, among the three development ministries of Lumbini, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has spent 77.07 percent and the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Development has spent 66.93 percent. The Ministry of Health has spent 86.4 percent, while the lowest expenditure is the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, which has spent only 6.9 percent.
