Members on the Finance Committee under the House of Representatives have demanded the government make public expenditures under the USAID programmes in Nepal.

Speaking at the Committee meeting today, lawmaker Ganga Karki voiced that the government should unveil the details of expenditures as US President Donald Trump said that there has been misappropriation in the aid implementation.

Through an unofficial channel, it has been learnt that the fund was spent through the Natural Resources and Finance Commission and the Commission should address the concern.

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said that the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact was signed during his term as the Finance Minister and it was endorsed by the Parliament.

Karki also stressed the need to conclude the bills that are under discussions in the Finance Committee.

Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri was of the view that the statement by the US President should be discussed in the House not in the Committee as this is a parliamentary issue.

The details of expenditures under the USAID could be sought from the Ministry of Finance, he proposed.

He also said that the commencement of the committee meeting exceeds the timeline and it generally focused on discussions outside the agenda, making its presence less effective.