गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Special ∕ Budget increased in health sector Special Budget increased in health sector KathmanduPati May 29, 2021 KATHMANDU – The government has increased the budget to the health sector. Presenting the budget for fiscal year 2021/22 at a programme held in Singha Durbar today, Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel informed that the budget has been increased in the health sector this year than the previous year. He stated that Rs 122 billion 770 million has been allocated to the health sector. The Finance Minister added that the budget was focused on reducing the coronavirus infection and there would not be allowed to be budget shortage for this. He shared that Rs 26.75 billion has been allocated in the budget to purchase the anti-COVID-19 vaccines to be administered to all citizens. Finance Minister Poudel said Rs 37.57 billion was earmarked to curb the pandemic while Rs 5.60 billion has been allocated to purchase the medicines and equipment in view of controlling the pandemic. The Finance Minister further shared that the customs duty and taxes were reduced in importing the medical equipment and devices. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal expands taxes across seven key economic sectors Heavy rain threat looms across Nepal amid monsoon Education, sports sector in government’s top priority: Education Minister Pokharel Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Foreign Minister Khanal Leaves for Four-Day Official Visit to China MPS draw government’s attention on various issues 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 Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020
