In the Budget Speech of the fiscal year 2078 - 2079, Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel provided the following information regarding the technological sector of the country.
- Mobile Device Management System (MDMS) to be implemented from Shrawan 1st.
- Government to provide free internet to all the Government schools. According to Poudel, 60% of the Government Schools will be facilitated with Broadband Internet.
- Payments made via Debit, Credit card, and QR code will result in an instant return of 10% of the total VAT. Previously, it took a minimum of 7 days to get the return.
- Students over 16 years old can get a loan of up to Rs.80,000 at 1% interest to buy a laptop. Students should pay the loan within two years. (conditions apply)
- Order and purchase of food products from government e-commerce companies like Salt Trading will result in a 20% discount to the buyers.
- Decrease in the price of electronics home appliances.
- GPS tracking to be used for information and security of tourists.
- Implementation of QR code in Visa.
- Online ticketing system for public transport.
- Nepal Television to introduce an International channel called NTV World.
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