The government is to provide land certificates to 500,000 citizens.

Presenting the budget for the fiscal year 2025/26 in the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel said that land certificates will be distributed to 500, 000 citizens by amending the land-related laws.

He said that the government has allocated Rs 7.49 billion for the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.

Finance Minister Paudel has also announced plans to eliminate absolute poverty.