Energy Ministry records dismal performance in over two months
Summary
The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has recorded just 3.08 percent financial progress in the first two and a half months of the fiscal year. Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has directed officials to speed up budget implementation, improve coordination, and enforce accountability across subordinate bodies.
Key Points
- The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation achieved only 3.08 percent financial progress in the first two and a half months of the fiscal year.
- Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha urged subordinate bodies to accelerate budget execution, tendering, and contract signing from the beginning of the fiscal year.
- He called for stronger accountability, better coordination, and possible penalties to improve governance and administrative reform.
- The ministry said two bills on water resources and renewable energy were submitted to the Council of Ministers, while 76 legal opinions and 12 penalty-related actions were recorded.
