Nepal\u2019s Ministry of Finance has recorded a spend of NPR 235 million on high-profile foreign visits from the Himalayan nation in the past 20 months.<\/p>\n
According to the Ministry\u2019s data records, the Nepal Government<\/a> has spent NPR 235 million on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Bidya Devi Bhandari\u2019s foreign visits.<\/p>\n NPR 153.9 million alone was spent on PM Oli\u2019s trips and NPR 79.3 million on Prez. Bhandari\u2019s trips since their reelection to the top posts in March 2019. These expenses exclude the PM\u2019s recent trip to Azerbaijan and his two visits to Singapore and Bhandari\u2019s recent visits to Myanmar<\/a> and Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ministry claims that the government did not spend a penny during these trips as they were set aside for the PM\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Nepal Government had prepared certain spending guidelines for before, during and after official\u2019s trips. However, government officials including the Prime Minister and President have not been complying with the guidelines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nepal\u2019s Ministry of Finance has recorded a spend of NPR 235 million on high-profile foreign visits…<\/span><\/p>\n