गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Business ∕ Budget for health sector increased by 14 billion Business Budget for health sector increased by 14 billion KathmanduPati May 29, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – The government has increased the budget of the Ministry of Health and Population by Rs. 14 billion. Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today said that Rs. 83.99 billion has been allocated to the Ministry of Health and Population while presenting the annual estimates (budget) of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2080/81 in the Federal Parliament. It may be noted that a budget of Rs 69.38 billion was allocated for the Ministry of Health and Population in the current financial year. Of which Rs 6.26 billion were transferred to the province and Rs 27.44 billion to the local level. Finance Minister Dr Mahat said that the budget for health sector has been increased with the aim of making the health sector reliable and accessible at the local level. Write your comments RELATED NEWS HPV vaccination drive is for healthy Nepal: Health Minister Paudel Combined efforts needed for success of Healthy Nepal Campaign: PM… Government total expenditure stands at Rs 667.60 billion in last… Priority to be given for overall development of Myagdi: Prachanda Remittance inflow increases 4.1 percent in last six months Power cutoff in various parts of Kathmandu for eight days… Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy3 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet4 PM Oli extends New Year greetings5 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’6 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola7 HoR Secretary Rai sworn in8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world