Kathmandu, June 5 -- With about a month and a half left in the fiscal year 2025-26, capital expenditure across several ministries remains weak, highlighting persistent delays in development spending.

As of Thursday, the government had spent 30.72 per cent of its total capital budget of Rs407.88 billion. This translates to Rs124.61 billion in actual spending.

In the previous fiscal year 2024-25, capital expenditure had reached 37.72 percent.

At the time of budget formulation, there were 22 ministries, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. After restructuring, the number has been reduced to 18.

Most ministries have spent less than 30 percent of their allocated capital budgets.

The worst performer is the M...