Minister Pun urges to allocate one percent of capital budget for innovation

Kathmandu: Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Mahabir Pun, has urged the provinces and local governments to allocate one percent of their capital budget for science and innovation.

Minister Pun called for the province and local governments to formulate a budget, keeping in mind earmarking one percent of their capital budget received as grants for science and innovation in the sector.

Taking to his social media, he wrote, “Our ministry would take a significant move to make the country prosper. I will ceaselessly put my efforts to hone the skills of the governments and citizens to apply science and technology for the country’s development”.