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The government is going to review the diplomatic mission.

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma said that the budget has been allocated to review the diplomatic mission on the basis of necessity.

In the budget, the government said that virtual embassy services will be provided in the places where there is no embassy.

Similarly, the government has planned to make the electronic passport service easier and to make the consular more effective.

The government is going to provide national identity cards to all the citizens within two years.

Presenting the budget at the Parliament on Sunday, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma said that the government will provide national identity cards to three million more people in the fiscal year.

The government has increased the salary of civil servants.

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma said that the salary of the civil servants has been increased by 15 percent.

This will come into effect from July next fiscal year.

He said that the government has also given continuity to the dearness allowance.

The government has allocated Rs 75.10 billion for the development of the energy sector.

Presenting the budget for the next fiscal year, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma 715 MW of electricity will be connected to the national transmission grid and Rs 43 billion has been allocated for construction of infrastructure.

The government aims to provide electricity to all households in the next two years.

Similarly, the government has decided to reduce the subsidy being provided to the cooking gas and remove cylinder gas from the Singhadurbar by July next year.

Minister Sharma said that the government will also finalize the investment modality of the Budhigandaki Hydro Project.