Kathmandu. Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel has said that a budget of Rs 218.30 billion has been allocated for the education and sports sector for the coming fiscal year 2083/ 84. 

Responding to the queries raised in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Minister Pokharel said that the budget was 10.28 per cent of the total national budget of Rs 2.124 trillion.

According to him, the budget of the education sector has decreased by 0.47 by 0.47{{} in terms of amount compared to the current fiscal year.He said that this would make it clear that the education sector was in the priority of the government. 

‘Total national budget for the financial year 2083/84 21 Budget 24 Billion Out of 34.44 million, 2 Budget 18 Billion 305 million has been allocated. Yes. This is 10. 28 per cent of the total national budget. In this sense, this budget is 0.47 percent less than the current fiscal year, but in terms of results, the proposed budget is 7 billion compared to the current fiscal year. This budget shows that the education sector is the priority of the government. ” he said. 

Minister Pokharel said that out of the total budget for the education and sports sector, the financial amount 69.07 percent has been transferred to the local level.

He said that a large part of the budget has been sent to the local level as most of the programs related to school education are implemented from the local level.Similarly, 2.12 percent of the budget has been transferred to the provincial level.

He said, “A large part of the budget of the education and sports sector is spent on school education and the implementation of schooleducation activities is from the local level, so the total budget of this sector 69.07 percent has been transferred to the local level.” Similarly, 2.12 percent has been transferred at the provincial level. ’

He said that out of the total budget of the education and sports sector, Rs 150.58 billion or 68.98 percent will be spent on salary and pension. 

sub-sectoral budget Appropriation The highest amount of 69.49 budget has been allocated for school education. Similarly, 11.04 per cent has been allocated for higher education, 2.56 per cent per cent for technical and vocational education and training and 15.17 has been allocated for technical and vocational education and training.

Minister Pokharel said that the government has also given priority to the construction of school buildings for the development of physical infrastructure.According to him, a budget of Rs 2.75 million to Rs 6.5 million has been allocated for local level schools except 14 districts affected by the Gorkha earthquake and 19 districts of western Nepal including Bajhang, Jajarkot, Rukum West, Manang and Mustang.

‘Physical construction of partnership schools at local level on the basis of a master plan of 2.75 million to 6.5million on the basis of the number of students in all the locallevel schools except 14 districts affected by the Gorkha earthquake and 19 districts of Bajhang, Jajarkot and Rukum West and Manang and Mustang TAG_OPEN_ span_23} is separated by . “, he said. 

Minister Pokharel said that Rs 2.37 billion has been allocated for the construction of physical infrastructure and improvement of the school in partnership with the local level on the basis of the master plan. He said that the government has managed necessary resources for strengthening school infrastructure and enhancing the quality of education.