It is necessary for all agencies to be alert and active in order to minimize the construction work that takes place in the last week of June for payment. If the contract process is started on time and the construction company is hired, the construction work can be completed in time. This is necessary to maintain financial discipline and utilize the budget.
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The sight of road paving and maintenance work going on regardless of the torrential rains is unique but has been repeated over the years. This time too, when June was coming to an end, the citizens saw that the projects like roads, drinking water, irrigation etc. were being worked on around them. Seeing the same scene from the federal capital Kathmandu to the schemes run in remote villages reveals our common tendency of hesitancy and arbitrariness.
The budget is being misused because the construction work is considered natural and not development, reflecting the situation. Citizens are also being deprived of the opportunity to benefit from quality construction.
Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the system of accountability from the government, development coordination agencies, construction business policies to the citizens who benefit from development to discourage 'unnecessary development'. Mainly through the initiative of the federal government, the situation can be reduced under the guise of Asare development.
For the financial year 2081/82, the government allocated 3 trillion 52 billion 35 million rupees for capital expenditure. As of June 31, the government has spent only 63 percent of the annual target, i.e. 2 trillion 22 billion 69 million rupees. The data shows that it is extremely low at the beginning of the capital and is high in the month of June.
In July 2081, the capital expenditure was only 8.55 billion. Similarly, 6.34 billion was spent in August, 14.48 billion in October, 5.15 billion in October, 6.27 billion in November, 16.13 billion in January, 11.48 billion in January, 13.92 billion in February, 20.56 billion in March, 17.47 billion in May 2082, 23.1 billion in May and 79.30 billion in June (until 31).
The government has spent more than 22 and a half percent of the annual target and about 35 and a half percent of the capital expenditure for the year in 31 days of June. One-third of the expenditure is in the last month of the financial year, which means that financial discipline has not been maintained.
In the financial year 2080/81, 1 trillion 91 billion 71 billion rupees were spent out of the target of spending 3 trillion 2 billion 7 billion rupees. 56 billion or 29 percent of the expenditure was completed in June. The expenditure trend of the previous fiscal year is also similar. Not all the capital expenditure incurred in June was completed in the construction work done in this month.
There is also a portion of the amount that was completed months ago but was paid in June. But the size of expenses and payments does not seem natural. Even if it is spent on the construction work itself, it is doubtful that the ``high-speed construction capacity'', which is not seen for months, will be seen in June. In this, it can be understood that the construction professionals intend to take payment after completing all the work.
s are focused on paying for the purpose of construction work aimed at budgeting. Therefore, during the construction, even the normal folk law is not kept. Such is the blackened scene in the middle of the shimmering water. However, the road was demolished months ago to be paved. Until then, travelers and locals have to suffer from dust when the sun shines and mud when it rains. In this way, 'unfair development' has a negative impact on three aspects. First, citizens cannot get the benefits of development in time.
When there was a black paper on time, when water and irrigation schemes were completed, the citizens would not only get facilities, but productivity would also increase. Second, rushing through the plan reduces the chances of quality work. There is no such purpose. In the last week of June last year, the black sheet made in the Dobhan Bazar area under the Siddharth Highway was destroyed within a week. The news of the collapse of the hasty black paper at the end of June has become public as July approaches.
will probably happen this time too. Poor quality construction also adds to the risk. Thirdly, such construction involves misuse of budget. We also have less budget for development. For the financial year 2081/82, when 18 trillion 60 billion 30 crore rupees were allocated, only 3 trillion 52 billion 35 crore i.e. 18.94 percent was allocated for development i.e. capital expenditure. About 60 percent of the
allocated amount is spent. In this way, little money is available for development, 60% of it is spent and misuse of the spent money and poor quality construction is worrying. All agencies need to be alert and active in order to minimize the construction work that takes place in the last week of June for
payment. If the contract process is started on time and the construction company is hired, the construction work can be completed in time. This is necessary to maintain financial discipline and utilize the budget.
Every build must ensure quality as specified. The construction company should be held accountable for it. Companies that do not ensure quality should be punished. At the same time, local residents should also create a collective monitoring system to maintain the quality of the construction work going on around them.
