More than half budget of Prime Minister Agriculture Project remains unspent in Jhapa

Bhadrapur, July 15 . Like other sectors of the economy, COVID-19 has adversely impacted the agriculture sector as well. More than half the budget the government sent to Jhapa district under the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernisation Project has remained unspent due to this.

According to the Project Implementation Unit Jhapa, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development had sent Rs 77 million 75 thousand to be spend in four specific headings (zones) in fiscal year 2019/20.