Karnali Province Struggles with Budget Execution as Spending Remains Sluggish
Summary
Karnali Province government spent only 24.21% of its total budget by the end of Chaitra, with development spending lagging due to bureaucratic challenges and the removal of an irregular quotation system.
Key Points
- Karnali Province has spent 24.21% of its total budget by the end of Chaitra fiscal month.
- Development budget implementation is at its weakest in the last 3-4 fiscal years, with only 17.16% spent so far.
- Ministries responsible for large capital budgets have implemented less than 23% of their allocations.
- Chief Minister Yamlal Kandel attributes slow spending to bureaucracy and the removal of the irregular quotation system.
- Kandel has warned officials to improve budget implementation and adopt new working methods immediately.
