Bagmati Province Government Delays Budget Ceiling Allocation Amidst Ministry Restructuring
Summary
Bagmati Province Government delays providing budget ceilings due to ministry and district office restructuring, affecting the fiscal year's budget formulation timeline.
Key Points
- Bagmati Province Government has not issued budget ceilings to ministries for the upcoming fiscal year due to restructuring delays.
- The number of ministries is being reduced from 14 to 8, and approximately 50 district-level offices are being merged.
- Minister Prabhat Tamang states the restructuring aims to reduce expenses and improve efficiency by cutting 50 provincial offices.
- Budget deadlines as per the 'Budget Formulation Guideline 2083' have been missed, causing difficulties in ministry budget proposal preparation.
