Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City has released its policy, program, and budget for the fiscal year 2082/83. In the 17th municipal assembly today, Deputy Mayor Indra Bikram Begha presented a budget of 2.20 billion rupees for the year.
Where is the money coming from?
The budget will be funded from multiple sources:
| Source of Funding | Amount (in NPR) |
|---|---|
| Internal revenue | 805,365,000 |
| Federal government grant | 892,900,000 |
| Provincial government grant | 77,344,000 |
| Revenue sharing | 341,850,000 |
| Road board | 2,000,000 |
| Last year’s leftover funds | 70,000,000 |
| Total | 2,200,459,000 |
How will the money be spent?
The city plans to focus on key sectors:
| Sector | Allocation (in NPR) |
|---|---|
| Urban planning and infrastructure | 669,400,000 |
| Education, youth, and sports | 468,500,000 |
| Health | 69,995,000 |
| Social development | 48,645,000 |
| Economic development | 12,900,000 |
| Forest, environment, energy, and disaster management | 27,450,000 |
| Law and justice | 2,000,000 |
| Public land protection | 1,500,000 |
| Revenue operations | 4,300,000 |
| Municipal vision programs | 50,500,000 |
For local development, 210 million rupees have been allocated to all 20 wards of Dharan.
The municipal executive will manage unconditional allocations of 1.319 billion rupees, conditional grants of 605.677 million rupees, supplementary budgets of 18.2 million rupees, and special grants of 54.3 million rupees.
Deputy Mayor Begha said the budget prioritizes education, health, infrastructure, agriculture, social development, and disaster management.
