SURKHET: The first quarterly budget expenditure review looks disappointing in Karnali province.

The province government’s expenditure in the first four months since its current budget of 2020/2021 is only four percent.

According to Province Treasury Controller Office, the expenditure so far is Rs 1.12 billion in the budget in the province. Of this, the expenditure towards current is 6.5 percent while towards capital is 2.5 percent.

However, it’s slightly progressive in comparison to the past in the same duration.

It is shared that the budget expenditure in the same period was only one percent there.

It may be noted that capital expenditure in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and law, Province Assembly secretariat, and chief attorney office is recorded zero.

The expenditure in the allocated budget seems more in the province assembly is it was used to distribute remuneration and allowances to its lawmakers.

The province assembly has made more expenditure.