The Sudurpashchim Province government has withdrawn its earlier plan to cancel projects with budgets below Rs 1 million. Originally aimed at cutting costs, the reversal seeks to boost capital expenditure, which is currently just 3%. Spokesperson Navaraj Ojha noted that a Supreme Court interim order on consumer committees also influenced the decision. Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah’s administration has instructed ministries to proceed with small-scale and consumer committee-led projects to accelerate stalled development.
