Nepal, Feb. 11 -- The spending status of province governments has appeared disappointing despite over half of the current fiscal year having elapsed.

According to the 'Mid-Term Evaluation Report of the Budget of FY 2082/83 BS' unveiled by the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, the spending pattern of provinces seems dismal.

For the current fiscal year, the aggregated budget earmarked for all seven provinces was Rs 287 billion 703.3 million, of which only 14.16 percent had been spent by the end of Poush (mid-January 2026) of the FY 2082/83 BS.

According to the report, provinces had spent only 21.43 percent towards the recurrent category and 9.33 percent towards the capital category. The report has stated that out of Rs 975 million appro...