Koshi Province Government Allocates More Funds to Non-Productive Sectors Than Agriculture and Industry

Biratnagar. Koshi Province government has brought 9 budgets so far, but it is seen that more investment has been made in non-productive sectors like monasteries, temples, gompas, churches, and ethnic organizations than in productive sectors like agriculture, industry, and employment.

Instead of setting a concrete basis for provincial development through the budget, billions of rupees have been scattered in petty and religious-cultural plans. Will this lead to the economic prosperity of the province? Why could the government not prioritize the productive sector? What are the structural problems seen in budget preparation? In conversation with Arjun Acharya of Ratopati, Vidur Kumar Lingthep, Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning of Koshi Province, focused on these issues.