Kathmandu, June 8 -- 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.

However, Paudel's announcement has not been reflected in the budget allocation. The KP Sharma Oli government is implementing even small projects with a meagre budget of a few hundred thousand rupees.

As per the budget details of the Ministry of Urban Development, the federal government's subordinate offices will be implementing a drainage improvemen...