Gandaki Province Government Faces Budget Execution Challenges

Pokhara. The Gandaki Province government had presented a budget of 31.99 billion for the current financial year. By the end of the period, with amendments, a budget of 32.05 billion was presented, but the province's expenditure this year was only 20.60 billion rupees.

The Gandaki government could not spend 11.45 billion rupees in the current financial year. While presenting the budget for the upcoming financial year (2083/084), the provincial government has considered the 2 billion rupees that will remain after the implementation of the current year's programs as a source for the upcoming year's budget. According to the Provincial Treasury and Comptroller Office, approximately 2.5 billion rupees will remain as surplus due to unspent funds from the current year. The office stated that the exact figures will be available only after the end of the financial year, as accounting work is not yet complete.