Kathmandu, June 19
The government has allowed federal lawmakers to spend the funds they receive for the Local Infrastructure Development Partnership Programme on the Covid-19 response initiatives.
A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday amended the regulations, allowing the lawmakers to channelise the budget to Covid-19 response as per the need, informed the government spokesperson, Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, on Friday.
“They have to deposit such amounts in the Covid-19 fund by June 29 so that it can help address the budget crunch in Covid-19 response,” he said during a press conference held to make recent cabinet decisions public.
