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- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mishra, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, expressed the government’s commitment to ensuring there will be no budget shortage for agricultural research.
- Secretary Mishra assured that once concrete proposals for agricultural research are received, the government will immediately arrange the budget.
- Secretary Mishra also stated that the government has initiated policy and legal measures for filling vacant posts and restructuring within the Agriculture Ministry.
April 8, Kathmandu – Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mishra, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, has assured that the government will not allow budget constraints to impede agricultural research.
While budget shortages have been a challenge in the agricultural sector, Secretary Mishra has reiterated the government’s commitment to preventing any budget deficit going forward.
Speaking at the 35th anniversary celebration of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council held in Lalitpur on Friday, Secretary Mishra affirmed that the government is prioritizing agricultural research.
He assured that the government will promptly allocate the necessary funds once solid proposals for agricultural research are submitted.
He further stated that any agricultural research programs currently impacted by budget shortfalls will receive the required budget arrangements from the government at any time.
Secretary Mishra said, “Vacant positions have started to be filled this year. Regulations have been developed. Restructuring work has begun. A task force has been formed to amend the Act. The Government of Nepal places a very high priority on agricultural research.”
He also mentioned that policy and legal steps are underway to fill vacant posts within the Ministry of Agriculture to ensure that staff shortages do not arise.
