KATHMANDU: Group-wise discussion on headings of nine ministries under Appropriation Bill, 2083 has concluded in the National Assembly.

Discussions on the appropriation headings related to Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment, Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Health and Food Security, Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration, Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security, Ministry of Science, technology and Innovation and Ministry for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs was held in today’s NA meeting.

NA members—Samjhana Devkota, Bishnu Devi Pudasaini, Jayanti Rai, Sonam Gyaljen Sherpa, Kiran Babu Shrestha, Srikrishna Prasad Adhikari, Roshani Meche, Khamma Bahadur Khati, Buwan Bahadur Sunar, Rukmini Koirala, Gita Devkota, Suresh Ale Magar, Dharmendra Paswan, Bishnu Bahadur Bishwokarma and Basudev Ghimire took part in the discussion.

They mentioned that the budget should be focused to fulfill people’s expectations—employment creation, industrial revival, agro production growth, stopping brain drain and bringing Dalit community to state’s mainstream.

National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal shared that headings related to Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply, Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Home Ministry, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Finance Ministry, Defence Ministry, Office of the President, Office of the Vice-President, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and National Planning Commission would be discussed in next meeting.

The concerned ministers are scheduled to response the queries raised on appropriation headings on July 6 and 7 in NA meeting.

The NA will meet next at 1:15 pm tomorrow (Friday).