KATHMANDU: In the seven months of the current fiscal year, 2022/23, the government has transferred nearly Rs 44.74 billion budget.
This is mentioned in the report the Finance Ministry published including the issues of financial assistance, additional allocation, budget transfer, and details on resources agreed. In this period, Rs 63.1 billion was agreed upon for the resources to a multiyear project.
A total of 129 persons were provided financial assistance in this period, thereby spending Rs 54.6 million. The financial assistance was provided based on a Cabinet decision. The amount under the heading of ‘finance miscellany’ has also been released by the government.
As per Rule 32 of Financial Work Procedure and Fiscal Liability Regulation, 2077, the government cannot transfer the budget nor can it make additional releases in the initial three months of the fiscal year.
Going against this Regulation, the government transferred the amount of Rs 300 million in Bhadra month alone and released an additional amount of Rs 2.25 billion, according to the Finance Ministry.
As per the report, Rs 200 million allocated for the Department of Railways was transferred to Road Division Office, Doti for the land compensation purpose last July/August.
Similarly, Rs 100 million budget allocated for the National Information Technology Centre under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology was transferred to the construction of a building for the Postal Office Orientation Centre.
