While the national budget tags expenditures as climate-relevant, it does not flag expenditures that cause an increase in carbon emissions or go against the National Climate Change Policy.
The Indian budget for FY 2021/22 increased grants to Nepal by 12.72%, increasing its allocation to USD 136 million (INR 9.92 billion).
A new lens of looking at the education system is imperative. For this, all three tiers of the government have to be mobilized.
The increment in the budget for the health sector addresses the need of the hour while re-emphasizing health to be a major priority area.
While the policy and programmes lack prioritization, the budget can do more than needed to fulfil the gap.
The government has set an ambitious goal of achieving 8% economic growth and 29.8% revenue growth target for the fiscal year 2018/19 beginning mid-July.