गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 207 local levels fail to bring budget for current fiscal year within deadline Nepal 207 local levels fail to bring budget for current fiscal year within deadline KathmanduPati July 19, 2022 File Photo KATHMANDU – Two hundred and seven local levels are yet to present their estimates of income and expenditure (budget) for the current fiscal year 2022/23 within the stipulated date as stated in the constitution. As per the constitution, the local levels should present the budget by the second week of Asar (mid-June to mid-July). The federal government is required to present its budget on Jeth 15th, the province governments on the first of Asar and the local levels on the 10th of Asar. Out of the total 753 local levels, 546 have already unveiled their policy and programmes and the budget for the current fiscal year. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration said 30 of the total 137 local levels in Province 1, 65 of the total 136 local levels in Madhes province, 34 of the 119 local levels in the Bagmati province, nine out of the 85 local levels in Gandaki province, 25 of the 109 local levels in Lumbini province, 19 of the 79 local levels in Karnali province and 25 of the total 88 local levels in Sudurpaschim province have not yet presented their budgets so far. Write your comments RELATED NEWS When Nepal Goes Offline US backs Nepal’s flood victim identification efforts India, Nepal discuss ties ahead of PM Shah’s visit Nepal must shift from exporting labour to global tech services,… Nepal’s child marriage rate falls to 28% but 2030 goal… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale