PM insists on effective delivery of ministries, underlines to keep people’s hopes intact; 68 posts in PM office laid off

Kathmandu / Dec 28: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the government should work seriously to keep people’s hopes intact.

During a meeting with the bodies affiliated with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister pledged a quality change in the government’s upcoming policies, programmes and budget.

As he said, the responsible bodies should work diligently to uphold the people’s hopes and holding a position is irrelevant if effective delivery is not ensured.

He took time to say that his address to the nation on Tuesday reflects the government roadmap for the upcoming fiscal year, pledging its full implementation.

Stating that he will be reshuffling the Office of the Prime Minister today itself, the Head of the Government said the commencement of ministry-level discussions aims to strengthen the government’s performance. “The government and the Prime Minister are questioned if ministries fail to deliver effectively,” he said, urging ministers to take the matter seriously.

68 posts in PM office laid off

The government has approved the Organization and Management (O&M) Survey, including restructuring of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today decided to reduce existing 68 posts in the Prime Minister’s Office, government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma told RSS.

“The PM office has been restructured in line with Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda”s address to the nation on last Tuesday. Altogether, 68 posts have been reduced at the PM office accordingly”, Minister Sharma shared.

The spokesperson further informed that the employees in the posts under the PM Office will be posted in other working stations. “Implementation of the commitments PM made while addressing to the nation has started. We will implement this measure in all other agencies”, Sharma said.

The meeting has fixed the minimum support price of wheat at Rs 3,650 per quintal for the fiscal year 2080/81 BS.

Likewise, the cabinet has appointed Mahesh Bhattarai to the post of member-secretary of the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), Minister Sharma informed.RSS