Makwanpur, Oct. 16 -- The budget allocated by Province 3 government targeting select groups of people failed to yield any result in two years. Half of the budget allotted for women, children, disabled and elderly in the fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been invested in unproductive purposes, such as training, seminars, monitoring and campaigning.

In the last fiscal 2018-19, the Ministry of Social Development of Province 3 had allocated Rs 480 million under the headings of the target group. Of the total, about Rs 300million was invested in unproductive headings that are unlikely to bring any significant change to the lives of the target groups of people.

This fiscal year, the total budget has plunged to Rs 360million, the majority of...