The country’s major metropolitans brought their budget for the fiscal year 2023/24 on Sunday. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) presented a budget of Rs 25.54bn, in which Rs 7.34bn has been allocated for the construction and improvement of the public infrastructure within the metropolis. The KMC budget presented by Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol has earmarked Rs 1bn for the ‘dust-free Kathmandu’ campaign. KMC has allocated Rs 70m for solid waste management in the upcoming fiscal year. Additionally, KMC has allocated Rs 3.8bn for the Metropolis Pride Project, focusing on 10 thematic areas. And, Rs 2bn has been earmarked for 25 thematic sector schemes under the Metropolis Golden Project.

Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) has unveiled a Rs 6.50bn budget for the next fiscal year. Deputy Mayor Manjila Shakya who presented the budget, said that Rs 4.21bn has been allocated for capital expenditure.

Bharatpur Metropolitan City has brought a budget of 6.317bn for the fiscal year 2023/24. Presenting the budget, Deputy Mayor Chitrasen Adhikari said that resources have been allocated for areas such as procurement of disaster materials, proper storage, manpower mobilization, risk reduction program, relief distribution, and rehabilitation. Biratnagar Metropolitan has made public a budget of 3.28bn for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget has allocated Rs 1.65bn for infrastructure development, Rs 852m for social development, and Rs 679.4m for the education sector. Butwal Sub-metropolitan has brought a 2.36bn budget for FY 2023/24. The budget presented by Deputy Mayor Savita Devi Aryal has given priority to social development and infrastructure.