Despite court ban on pork-barrel funds, provinces continue billions in allocations to lawmakers

Bagmati, Karnali and other provinces continue providing large sums via projects recommended by provincial assembly members, raising questions over compliance with Supreme Court ruling against the Constituency Development Fund.

Provincial governments across Nepal are preparing to allocate billions of rupees for projects selected by lawmakers in the upcoming fiscal year, continuing a practice that critics say bypasses a Supreme Court ruling that halted the Constituency Development Fund.