MCC aid flow has stopped as government is still on the fence regarding the programme’s House ratification

With Parliament currently prorogued and no certainty as to when it will convene, there are concerns over early implementation of the projects under the American programme.

Nepal received only five percent of the fund pledged by the United States under its Millennium Challenge Corporation Nepal Compact last fiscal year, as Parliament could not ratify the programme amid opposition from some sections within the ruling Nepal Communist Party.