Government goes against budget pledge not to implement small-scale projects

Experts decry centralised mindset as federal government takes up dozens of projects with budget less than Rs30 million—against what Finance Minister Paudel claimed.

Presenting the federal budget in the joint session of the parliament, Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel announced that the government will not implement projects costing less than Rs30 million. “This is expected to support resource management for implementing national pride and nationally prioritised projects and to make project execution more effective,” he said on May 29.