KATHMANDU, Feb. 14 -- The government spent only 21.05 percent of the funds allocated for the development works in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.

According to the records with the Financial Comptroller General Office, the government spent Rs 63.57 billion out of the allocated amount of Rs 302 billion under the heading of the capital expenditure. In terms of the amount, the government's efficiency appears even pathetic this year compared to the last fiscal year. In the review period of FY 2022/23, the government exhausted Rs 66.29 billion (17.43 percent) in capital expenditure.

Most of the infrastructure projects to be built by the government are being carried out without preparation, while delay in the tender process,...