Kathmandu, Feb. 12 -- The Ministries of Finance, Federal Affairs and General Administration, and Foreign Affairs are odds over changing the rule of procedure for India's High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP), which was earlier known as small development projects and first launched in 2003.

Initially the budget for each small development project was NRs30 million, and this was later increased to NRs50 million. In 2023, the budget for each HICDP was further increased to NRs200 million where the Nepali side was required to bear an additional 20 percent of the total project cost.

Currently, only local governments through the district coordination committee can seek economic assistance under the HICDP scheme as per the agreed ar...