Sudurpashchim Province Budget Includes Small Projects Despite CM's Pledge
Summary
Sudurpashchim Province's budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes numerous small projects under 2.5 million rupees, contradicting the Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah's pledge to focus only on large projects, drawing criticism from coalition members and the public.
Key Points
- Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah pledged not to include projects costing less than 2.5 million rupees in the provincial budget.
- Despite this pledge and an all-party agreement, the budget book contains many small projects costing as low as 50,000 rupees.
- Critics, including coalition party leaders and opposition members, accuse the government of violating policies to benefit political interests.
- There is strong pressure from MPs and the public to revise the budget to remove fragmented projects.
- The government's practice of merging small projects to inflate costs has been officially discouraged, but not fully implemented.
