May 21: The House of Representatives (HoR) has started deliberations on the policies and programmes of the government.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal presented a proposal in the meeting of the lower house today (May 21) seeking the initiation of deliberations on the Government's Policies and Programmes for the Fiscal Year 2023/24.
President Ram Chandra Paudel had addressed the joint sitting of both the houses of the Federal Parliament on May 19 and read out the government's policies and programmes.
The government prepares the budget for the upcoming fiscal year after the parliament conducts deliberations on the policies and programmes. There is a constitutional provision to announce the budget on 15th of Jestha every year which falls on May 29 this year.