गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Kathmandu metropolis has 95.5 per cent literacy Nepal Kathmandu metropolis has 95.5 per cent literacy KathmanduPati September 13, 2024 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has recorded 95.5 per cent literacy. The metropolis has a population of 862 thousand and 400. Infrastructure development and physical progress of projects and programmes implemented in the Fiscal Year 2080/81 (2023-24) is recorded at 53 per cent, said Sumitra Lamichhane, Chief of the KMC’s Plan Monitoring and Evaluation Unit. Of the Rs 24 billion 198 million and 485 thousand budget allocated for this purpose in the last Fiscal Year, KMC spent only Rs 12 billion 345 million and 294 thousand. Rs 1 billion 565 million and 700 thousand has been spent on the projects and programmes implemented by the local levels, provincial and federal offices in Kathmandu in FY 2023/24. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters India, China resume Lipulekh trade despite Nepal protest Nirmal Purja, world-renowned British-Nepali mountaineer killed in Pakistan avalanche Nimsdai transformed global mountaineering beyond records and summits Govt and Hindu organizations sign 13-point agreement Nepal partially eases curfew in Siraha’s Golbazar area Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court Prime Minister Oli’s confidante Prem Kumar Rai recommended as CIAA Chief Commissioner NC work execution committee meeting tomorrow Gold price falls Ninth grader Sakshat sings rap song against caste-based discrimination
