Deukhuri (Dang) - The Lumbini Provincial Government has approved the presentation of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/084 to the Provincial Assembly. The Council of Ministers meeting held at the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Rapti Valley (Deukhuri) on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya has approved the presentation of the budget, appropriation bill and financial bill for the upcoming fiscal year to the Provincial Assembly. -Ghanshyam Gautam

Gandaki Province brought the highest budget of 35.9 billion rupees in the fiscal year 2079/80. Since then, it has been gradually decreasing. The lack of internal resources and the decrease in grants from the union have put pressure on the province's budget. Although the budget ceiling for the coming year has been reduced to 28.7 billion rupees, 56.96 million rupees, it is estimated that the budget will be around the same as the current fiscal year (about 33 billion rupees) due to pressure from ministers and parliamentarians. - Deepak Pariyar 

Pokhara- The Gandaki Provincial Government is unveiling a new budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84 in the Provincial Assembly on Monday. Minister for Economic Affairs Jit Bahadur Sherchan is presenting the budget in the Provincial Assembly. Although the Provincial Policy and Planning Commission has reduced the budget ceiling for the upcoming year to 28.7 billion 56.96 million rupees due to financial pressure, it is estimated that the budget will be around the same as the current fiscal year (about 33 billion rupees) due to pressure from ministers and lawmakers. -Deepak Pariyar

Koshi Province Government's Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning, Bidur Kumar Lingthep, is set to present the budget for the fiscal year 2083/84 in the provincial assembly meeting. The size of the budget is estimated to be around Rs 40 billion.

Finance Minister Yubaraj Bhattarai has announced through his budget statement that a committee will be formed to study both the number of employees and the workload of the Madhesh Provincial Government and that the recruitment of new employees will be suspended until the committee submits its report. –Ajit Tiwari

The main provisions made by the Madhesh Provincial Government in the budget regarding sports: 

- One municipality, one well-equipped playground.

- Provincial players will be provided with incentives and living allowances.

- The central government will ensure resources to build sports infrastructure to hold the 11th National Games in Madhesh Province.

- 1.4 billion rupees budget allocated for sports development and construction of sports infrastructure 

Madhesh Province has banned the purchase of new vehicles in the coming fiscal year, as well as all meetings, conferences, seminars, symposiums, and fuel expenses, except for essential ones. This was announced through the upcoming year's budget.  –Ajit Tiwari

Janakpur - Madhesh Province Government has brought policy reforms in the budget itself and has now introduced a provision that the Council of Ministers will have only 9 members, including the Chief Minister. - Ajit Tiwari

Janakpur - The Madhesh Province Government has allocated the highest budget for physical infrastructure. A budget of Rs 12.1 billion has been allocated to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Development. Similarly, Rs 2.44 billion has been allocated to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Rs 2.9 billion to the Ministry of Education and Culture, Rs 5.95 billion to the Ministry of Health and Population, Rs 3.77 billion to the Ministry of Energy, Irrigation and Drinking Water, Rs 331 million to the Ministry of Labor and Transport, Rs 3.77 billion to the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Rs 1.33 billion to the Ministry of Forest and Environment, Rs 1.4 billion to the Ministry of Sports and Social Welfare, and Rs 683 million to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Communications and Law. - Ajit Tiwari

The Janakpur-Madhesh Province Government has allocated a budget of Rs 41.1386 billion for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/2084. Of which Rs 14.6632 billion, or 35.54 percent, has been allocated for current expenditure and Rs 26.4753 billion, or 64.36 percent, for capital expenditure. 

The budget estimates that Rs 11.2275 billion will be collected from internal revenue and miscellaneous receipts as sources to meet the estimated expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year, and Rs 12.83 billion will be received from the federal government as revenue sharing. 

Similarly, Finance Minister Bhattarai informed that Rs 9.4959 billion will be received from the federal government as financial grant and Rs 6.852 billion from the remaining cash balance of the current fiscal year. The remaining Rs 1.50 billion will be met from internal loans. 

The budget estimates that the total amount of grants received from the federal government will be Rs 7.84 billion, Rs 8.10 billion, Rs 2.88 billion, Rs 94 billion, Rs 74 billion, and Rs 70 billion, including financial equalization grants, supplementary grants, and special grants. Similarly, the budget estimates that Rs 12.83 billion will be received for federal revenue sharing. –Ajit Tiwari

Janakpur - The Madhesh Provincial Government has allocated a budget for police recruitment to implement the Provincial Police Act in the upcoming fiscal year 083/084. Presenting the budget in the Provincial Assembly meeting on Monday, Finance Minister Yubaraj Bhattarai said that the necessary budget has been allocated to advance the police recruitment process to implement the Provincial Police Act. The Madhesh Provincial Government has already brought a bill in 075 BS to make provisions for the formation of the Provincial Police, which is in the single list of provinces in the constitution.

While the federal government has been delaying police socialization, the provincial government has not been able to bring police under its control. Almost all the Chief Ministers of the Madhesh Provincial Government have been complaining that they are having problems working due to the police administration not being their own. While the federal government is reluctant to give police under the province, the Madhesh Provincial Government has allocated a budget for the first time to recruit provincial police to implement the Police Act. -Ajit Tiwari

Janakpur - The Madhesh Provincial Government has increased the salaries of employees working in the province by 10 percent in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Finance Minister Yubaraj Bhattarai, while presenting the budget of the Madhesh Provincial Government on Monday, informed that the starting salary scale of employees has been increased by 10 percent and dearness allowance has been continued. He stated that the Madhesh Provincial Government will not fill any posts in the upcoming fiscal year and has also banned the recruitment of new employees. -Ajit Tiwari

Janakpur- The Madhesh Provincial Government has banned the Tukre scheme in the fiscal year 083/084. In the budget presented by Finance Minister Yubaraj Bhattarai on Monday, the Madhesh Provincial Government has said that it will not allocate budget for schemes worth less than Rs 10 million from the next fiscal year. The Tukre scheme has been removed from the budget. According to Finance Minister Bhattarai, no budget has been allocated for schemes worth less than Rs 10 million. The government used to give high priority to the Tukre scheme and schemes working through consumer committees in previous budgets. -Ajit Tiwari

The Madhesh government is set to reduce the number of provincial councils to nine members, including the Chief Minister, effective from the upcoming Shrawan, to reduce administrative expenses. Finance Minister Yubaraj Bhattarai gave this information while presenting the budget for the fiscal year 2083/84 in the provincial assembly meeting on Monday.

Currently, there are 12 ministries in Madhesh Province, including the Office of the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers. -  Bidyananda Ram

The Madhesh provincial government is set to provide an additional subsidy per student to the midday meal program run by the federal government to prevent the dropout rate of students in community schools.

The provincial government has announced this through the budget. The budget states, 'This subsidy will be used to provide 'lunch based on nutritious local products'.