Eight months into the fiscal year, local governments have yet to present budget

Kathmandu, March 24 -- Less than four months before the end of the fiscal year, Bhagwanpur Rural Municipality in Siraha is yet to present its annual budget for the current fiscal due to the differences between the local political parties.

While the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum-Nepal are partners at the Centre, differences between them at the local level have resulted in the rural municipality failing to present its budget.

As a result, development activities have been halted while staff at the rural municipality had to wait for six months to get the salary of the first month of the year.

"I sought facilitation from the Federal Affairs Ministry, the Chief District Officer and the District Coordination Commi...