Nepal, March 31 -- The National Planning Commission (NPC) and the government ministries are engaged in preliminary discussions on the upcoming budget, focusing on ensuring sufficient allocation to complete ongoing and continuing projects as soon as possible.

Similarly, the discussions focus on proposing new plans and programmes that have already undergone prior preparation, including cost-benefit analysis, and are ready for prompt implementation.

The NPC has prepared a checklist to make the budget formulation process for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27 more disciplined, results-oriented, and realistic.

The NPC is today discussing with the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and the Ministries of Federal Affairs and...