PM calls for Collective efforts for prosperity: Govt. aims policy reforms thru common minimum programme

Kathmandu / Jan. 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has expressed confidence that the parliament will be successful in formulating a new discourse of Nepali history and that also that of optimism and excitement that everything can be done with collective efforts.

Addressing the first session of the House of Representatives (HoR) after November 20 election on Monday, Prime Minister Prachanda remarked that collective effort was essential for achieving prosperity.

He made it clear that traditional parliamentary practices and politics will not help parliamentarians to face the people as the people have great expectations from their representatives.

He said that multi castes, multi-cultures and multi religions are both the identity and power of Nepal.

Govt. aims policy reforms thru common minimum programme

The government on Monday released its common minimum programme by incorporating its key commitments in 21 points including providing citizenship certificate to those deprived ones within next six months.

The common minimum proramme was unveiled amid an event at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and other top leaders of the ruling alliance.

The common minimum programme includes the issue of citizenship to those without citizenship stating that Federal Parliament will troubleshoot other issues relating to the citizenship from the parliament session at the earliest possible time.

Likewise, national identity card would be distributed to all Nepalis within a year.

Furthermore, the government has committed to bringing almost a dozen new Acts or timely revision would be made in many Acts.

Public Procurement Act, Citizenship Act, Transport Management Act, Local Administration Act, Federal Civil Service Act, Health Care Act, Education Service Act, University Act and other Acts including to ensure voting rights to Nepalis living abroad and e-voting.

The government has announced to amend the policies, acts and mechanisms that have hindered the government interventions in maintaining good-governance, effective service delivery and prosperity campaigns.

Likewise, different state-owned organizations that have poor performance due to highly politicization would be restructured to make them efficient and professional and inter-agency coordination would be ensured among the state organs and effective monitoring mechanisms would be ensured for the best performance.

Furthermore, a high-powered commission would be formed to ensure structural changes and reforms in the judiciary and the commission’s recommendation would be implemented.

Similarly, the government has promised to ensure prompt, accessible and fair justice to the citizens.

The announcement also includes professional and accountable civil administration and security agencies in place through their massive reforms as per the recommendations made by an expert-led high-level taskforce.

The government formed on 25 December, 2022 under the leadership of CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ announced its common minimum programme prior to the PM’s schedule to take a vote of confidence from the parliament. PM Prachanda is scheduled to take the vote of confidence from the parliament on Monday. RSS