Government to work keeping country, people at centre: Finance Minister Mahat

Kathmandu: Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government would work on putting the country and people at the center.

Speaking at an event to lay the foundation stone for the proposed building for Bajrabarahi Chapagaun Hospital in Godavari Municipality-11 in Lalitpur, the minister said the government would keep into consideration the welfare of the country and people in carrying out development activities.

‘There is a need to ensure quality healthcare to all citizens of the country. Our needs are more than our capacity. Small revenues were collected last year. We are finding some difficulty in meeting the demand. Now, the situation is improving. Despite this, we are committed to work putting the country and people at the center while mobilizing resources,’ Dr. Mahat said.

There was a need for every level to provide a positive message and hold a dialogue on the potential and employment creation in Nepal, and such work would boost confidence in people, Dr. Mahat said. Stressing the need for all people of the country to energize the cycle of economic activities, the minister viewed that all citizens should play a role in this regard.

Mentioning that the average life expectancy of Nepali people has increased to 71 years from 54 years in 2052 BS, Dr. Mahat was of the view that there was a need to ensure quality health services to every citizen to further improve the index.

Similarly, Rishidev Phuyal, chief of the district coordination committee, Lalitpur, said there should not be a shortage of budget for the construction of the hospital building while stressing the need for the completion of the project soon.

The Municipality mayor Gajendra Maharjan said the project cost is estimated to be Rs. 175 million, and the Bagmati provincial government has called for bidding for Rs. 35 million for the project.

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