Lumbini, June 23: Butwal Sub-municipal Corporation has unveiled a budget of Rs 3.36 billion for the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26.
Presenting the budget estimates at the Butwal Municipal Assembly today, Deputy Mayor Sabitra Devi Aryal said that special priority has been give to education, health, employment, tourism and agriculture.
Butwal has allocated funds to run learn and earn programme for undergraduate and postgraduate students who will be mobilized in different sectors including traffic management.
Likewise, budget statement mentions that Rs 10 million will be allocated for the implementation of the program in collaboration with the private sector, Rs 5 million for the implementation of tourism promotion programs to establish Butwal as a tourist destination and Rs 11.5 million to make Butwal a cultural city.
Likewise, Rs 10 million has been allocated for the Butwal Farmers Our Pride program under the agricultural reforms program, Rs 50 million for the Educate Daughters program, Rs 3 million for clothing and educational improvement for underprivileged children, Rs 10 million for digital learning portal and computer education improvement in community schools, and Rs 70 million for improving local curricula.
A budget of Rs 300,000 has been allocated for women’s cervical, breast cancer screening, video X-ray and other health tests, and Rs 600,000 for the operation and management of hospitals built in Butwal ward nos. 13 and 17.
Funds have also been allocated for women entrepreneurs, to promote traditional professions of the Dalit community, for promoting green roads, for management of cowshed, for the purchase of tools for farmers’ groups, for the incentive of dairy farmers, and for the operation of night markets at Kalikapath, Amarpath and Traffic Chowk.
Similarly, Rs 15 million has been allocated for the management of the survey of unorganized settlements and squatter areas. #nepal # health #employment #rss
