NC suggests to give priority to education, health, employment in budget

Kathmandu, April 25: Nepali Congress lawmakers have suggested determining the priorities for keeping education, health, employment, and backward communities at the center of the budget for the coming fiscal year.

During a meeting of the NC Parliamentary Party held today to solicit suggestions about the issues to be incorporated in the coming budget, they suggested Finance Minister and NC leader Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat bring a people-oriented budget. 

Most of the lawmakers had demanded to give continuity to Constituency Development Programme in the meeting held on Monday and Tuesday. 

On the occasion, NC President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said a fiscal year budget should be formulated to keep the people's necessities in centre. He also asked lawmakers to give suggestions about the issues to be incorporated in the budget. 

Similarly, Finance Minister Mahat opined that the budget of next fiscal year would be prepared addressing current economic condition of the country, said Chief Whip of NC in National Assembly, Anita Devkota. 

Responding to queries, Minister Mahat expressed commitment to bring people-oriented budget. He added that it would be formulated felicitating employment, education, health, infrastructure, and market expansion.

Likewise, lawmakers also expressed their views on various issues including by-election held on April 23 and contemporary political issues in the meeting. (RSS)