Kathmandu. The budget session of the Federal Parliament has begun from Monday. As per the parliamentary tradition, the policies and programmes of the government were presented in the Federal Parliament on Monday.

President Ram Chandra Poudel presented the policies and programmes of the government for the fiscal year 2083/84 in the joint session of the parliament. The President presented the policies and programmes in the parliament in accordance with Article 95 of the Constitution of Nepal.

The government had unveiled 100 agendas to be carried out in 100 days with the objective of improving governance through citizen-friendly service. The first meeting of the Council of Ministers immediately after the formation of the present government has issued a concept paper for governance reforms and is implementing it. With this governance reform, the general public has started to feel the change.

The tendency of people to suffer due to lack of timely service in government offices in the past has now been eliminated to a great extent. Labor, transport, health, education and other government offices that are directly connected to the people have started receiving services on time. Citizens have been able to experience service-seeker-friendly administration as the employees administration has become accountable to the service recipients.

On the other hand, the government has made the performance of the employees result-oriented and measurable. As a result, every employee has become accountable to the service, the citizens and the state. In order to improve daily service delivery, the government has made these performance indicators based on the results.

With the introduction of a complaint management system, complaints, suggestions and service requests have been addressed quickly, effectively and result-oriented.

A high-powered property investigation commission has been formed under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, while the Public Procurement Act has been amended to discourage dilly-dallying in the public procurement process. In addition, competition has been encouraged by making procurement and other procedures digital and transparent.

Similarly, processes like promotion of entrepreneurship in the country, improvement of investment environment and registration of business have been made easy, simple and fast. These processes have been simplified through digital platforms by reforming impractical policies and practices that make it difficult to register a business rather than do business and it is difficult to pay tax rather than making profit from business.

The government has launched digital platforms for all tasks from business registration to closure to eliminate the need for businessmen to visit multiple offices for the same and similar work.

The hundred-day agenda and the methods and procedures adopted for its implementation have given hope to the ease of service among the citizens. The government has unveiled its policies and programmes in line with these programmes.

The government’s policies and programs are particularly focused on policy reforms and quality change in public service delivery. Similarly, good governance and financial transparency have been given priority.

In the policy and programmes, the government has prioritized structural reforms and building a prosperous society through it. The policy and programme aspires to restructure the economy that has been in crisis for a long time and through this a new phase of economic transformation.

For this, the policy has also pledged to create investment-friendly policies and environment for collaboration with the private sector and to attract domestic and foreign investment. Economic development through administrative restructuring while maintaining good governance and transparency has been seen as the priority of the government.

Remote work policy to work in foreign companies staying in the country, arrangement of skill passport for youths returning from foreign employment, declaration of Employment Promotion Decade from 2083 to 2093 and national programs based on learning concept are its features.

Also, the provision of investment visa for foreign investors who invest more can attract foreign investors to Nepal. Adopting a zero-tolerance policy against corruption as a campaign can promote good governance. It is positive that the target to generate 30,000 MW of electricity in the next decade and achieve an average economic growth rate of 7 percent in the next decade is positive. Another promising program is to radically improve the delivery of public services and make the citizens feel good governance.

The government has adopted the policy of declaring the information technology sector as a national strategic industry for good governance and national income and has introduced a program to teach AI and advanced technology from the school level. Likewise, linking Pashupatinath, Lumbini, Janakpurdham and Muktinath with spiritual pilgrimage diplomacy will help promote tourism in Nepal through Devbhoomi Nepal National Campaign.

The government has announced to make the civil service and other government services impartial, impartial and accountable, while the government has said that laws are being prepared to eliminate trade unions and control conflicts of interest to make the civil service result-oriented. This will help the country’s civil administration to be result-oriented and neutral.

Effective implementation of integrated incentive package programs to promote employment promotion decade, creation of Diaspora expert network to bring capital and skills of overseas Nepalis and establishment of knowledge bank and integrated incentive package programs to encourage reverse migration will help to increase economic mobility in the country.

Based on the foundation of this policy and program, which is the guiding principle of the upcoming year’s budget, more effective programs can be transformed into budgets. The government has made digitization, good governance and domestic and foreign investment expansion as the basis of economic transformation.