Bagmati Province spent only 15.78 percent of the allocated budget in the first half of current FY

KATHMANDU, Feb 4: Bagmati Province spent Rs 11.19 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year. The expense amount was only 15.78 percent of Rs 70.93 billion allocated for the current fiscal year.

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