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KATHMANDU, Feb 25: At a time when there are complaints that the provincial structure has only increased the burden of expenses for the country, questions have been raised on the capacity of the provincial governments to work. All the seven provincial governments have failed to spend their budgets. Not being able to spend the budget means not being able to work as needed, say experts.
The government spent only 21.05 percent of the funds allocated for development works in the first seven months of the current fiscal year. According to records of the Financial Comptroller General's Office, the government spent Rs 63.57 billion out of the allocated amount of Rs 302 billion under the heading of capital expenditure.
With the CBI taking Arun Chaudhary, a renowned businessman, and Ajit N. S. Thapa, the then chairman of Bansbari Leather and Shoe Factory (BLSF), into custody related to usurping 10 ropanies of government land belonging to the BLSF, there are lots of mis-information and dis-information campaign going on, particularly, in the social media either to defend the CBI action or to defame Chaudhary.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal floated the idea of declaring a state of emergency to speed up infrastructure development in his address to the nation last week.
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has changed the responsibilities of six joint secretaries. According to a ministerial decision, Mahesh Acharya has been given the responsibility to oversee the Administration Division within the MoF.