Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's asset disclosure, filed after his appointment in accordance with Section 50 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2002, listed social media — not his government salary — as his primary source of income.
Shah declared bank deposits of 14.6 million Nepali rupees (INR 91 lakh) and stated that a significant portion of his income is generated through social media, from his over 4 million Facebook followers, approximately 1.2 million YouTube subscribers, and nearly 500,000 followers on X.
