KATHMANDU: Presenting the budget for the forthcoming fiscal year’s budget in the parliament Finance Minister Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada has announced 12.46 billion rupees to establish infectious disease hospital of 300 beds in the country.

Delivering his budget speech Dr. Khatiwada has declared Rs 12.46 billion rupees for the construction of well equipped infectious disease hospital of 300 beds in the country.

He said that the government will facilitate the establishment of infectious disease hospital in each province headquarter.