Kathmandu Metropolitan City Achieves 58.55% Financial Progress in FY 2082/83

Kathmandu. Kathmandu Metropolitan City has achieved 58.55 percent financial progress in the fiscal year 2082/83. Development Chitrakar, head of the finance department, provided this information during the entry meeting for the final audit of the metropolitan city. According to him, the average expenditure of the metropolitan city's departments is 38.34 percent and that of the wards is 63.91 percent. The final audit will be conducted based on the expenditure from the accumulated fund. The entry meeting with officials from the Office of the Auditor General for the final audit of the metropolitan city was held on Kartik 18. In the meeting, it was informed that preliminary reports will be prepared by separately auditing 35 units including the metropolitan city center, 32 wards, Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Conservation Program, and Land Integration Project. The metropolitan city has been conducting audits in three phases: pre-audit, internal audit, and final audit for financial good governance. In the meeting, Acting Chief Sunita Dangol instructed the officials to provide the documents, reasons, and evidence sought by the auditor on time and to confirm the methodology through process and evidence before the report is prepared.