Kathmandu. The Ministry of Finance has decided to drastically reduce the fuel allowance being provided to government employees and officials. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has approved the decision to cut fuel facilities to save the economy from the fuel crisis. 

The ministry has said that the decision has been taken to maintain austerity in public expenditure due to the huge increase in the price of petroleum products in the international market, decrease in supply and failure to collect revenue as per the target in the current fiscal year.The Ministry of Finance has amended the provisions related to fuel in point No. 49 of the ‘Work Operation Directive, 2081’ in exercise of the powers given by Sections 20 and 24 of the Financial Procedure and Financial Responsibility Act, 2076. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has approved this amendment today (March 23 . 

According to the amendment, secretaries and special class officials who have been receiving 125 liters of fuel will now get 70 liters.The joint secretarylevel officials who used to get 100 liters of fuel will now get 50 liters. The ministers and constitutional office-bearers will get fuel facilities as per the prevailing laws. 

Similarly, the fuel facility previously available for the bridge vehicles of the central level office has also been reduced.Offices with up to 30 employees used to get 75 litres of petrol and 100 litres of diesel but now they will get 35 litres petrol and 50 litres diesel. 

The office with an additional 50 employees will provide 35 liters of petrol and 50 liters of diesel from the previous 75 liters and 100 liters of diesel. After that, 35 liters of petrol and 50 liters of diesel will be available for every 100 more employees. Earlier, 75 liters of petrol and 100 liters of diesel were provided to 100 additional employees.

Similarly, two two-wheelers will get only 8 liters of petrol per month from the earlier 12 liters of petrol.