Election Commission Saves Over NPR 3.3 Billion by Practicing Fiscal Discipline

Kathmandu. Due to frugality and maximum utilization of local resources, the Election Commission has succeeded in saving billions of rupees by spending only about half of the budget it requested for the elections. The Election Commission has presented an excellent example of financial discipline in managing this election.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Commission Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai stated that the Commission had requested a total of NPR 7.81 billion 5 lakh 76 thousand from the government. He mentioned that the Ministry of Finance had provided resource consent for NPR 6.76 billion 66 lakh 90 thousand.

However, according to the final expenditure details, only NPR 3.54 billion 28 lakh 7 thousand 96 rupees were spent, according to him. This means that more than NPR 3.32 billion has been saved from the state treasury. The Commission adopted a policy to procure 37 out of 50 types of election materials directly from the Provincial and District Election Offices.

This reduced transportation costs and unnecessary procurement processes at the center, he stated. The Commission received special concessions on material procurement and transportation by coordinating with government-owned organizations. Only 13 types of complex materials were procured centrally.