Kathmandu, May 30 -- The government has allocated Rs2.27 billion for the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27. The allocation is up from Rs2.08 billion in the current fiscal year, an increase of about Rs200 million.

Presenting the federal budget on Friday, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle announced a series of programmes targeting Dalit communities, persons with disabilities, women, senior citizens and street children.

The government has doubled the child nutrition allowance for Dalit children under five across the country to Rs1,000 per month. A total of Rs3 billion has been allocated for the programme.

Wagle said the scheme, currently implemented in 25 distr...