HoR discussion on different ministries concludes

Kathmandu, June 22: Discussion on headings of different ministries under the Appropriation Bill-2082 concluded in the House of Representatives on Sunday.

Lawmakers put forth their views on different headings of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Women, the Children and Senior Citizens, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Cooperative Development, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the National Planning Commission, and the Offices of the President and the Vice-President.

Earlier, during the discussion, Chief Whip of the CPN UML, Mahesh Bartaula, suggested establishing a coordination section at the Parliament Secretariat. He expressed the view that lawmakers could submit their proposal in this section by ending the trend of visiting the ministries for people’s needs and plans.

Similarly, Sita Gurung of the Nepali Congress commented that the budget was not friendly to women children and senior citizens. She demanded government manage the budget for the arrangement of ‘safe houses’ in all seven provinces for the victims of domestic violence or any other violence.

The HoR will meet next at 11:00 Monday. The respective ministers will answer the questions raised during the deliberation on different ministries under the Appropriation Bill in the meeting.