KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 9
Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and Finance Minister Janardan Sharma today held a meeting to discuss the budget related to the upcoming election.
During the meeting that took place at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the ministers primarily discussed the budget for management of transportation and logistics for security bodies (Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force) in the election, as per the Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division chief, Joint-secretary Bhisma Kumar Bhusal.
According to Bhusal, the home ministry is expected to estimate the budget for current expenditures by tomorrow and send it to the finance ministry.
Home Secretary Teknarayan Pandey, Finance Secretary Madhu Marasini and Chief of Security and Coordination Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Joint-secretary Mukunda Niraula were present in the discussion panel.
On the occasion, the finance minister apprised the Home Minister regarding the pressure piled on the ministry following the announcement of the local level poll scheduled for May 13.
In response, the home minister said the ministry was aware of the work pressure being piled on the finance minister before the election and it would apprise it of essential issues in the days ahead.
The meeting followed the Nepal Police and the APF's demands for vehicles and required election logistics from the government in view of the election.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 10, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
