Govt scraps 4 ministries in 100 days, claims Rs 20 billion annually

लगानी न्यूज

२५ असार २०८३, बिहीबार १६:२४July 9, 2026

. In its first 100 days in office, the government has made significant achievements in the areas of good governance, administrative reforms, corruption control, public service delivery and digital governance.

Presenting the government’s 100-day progress report in the House of Representatives on Thursday, government spokesperson and Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel said that the 100-day governance reform action plan approved with the formation of the government was effectively implemented.TAG_OPEN_div_14

According to him, regular monitoring has been carried out by determining the responsible body, time frame and performance indicators for each program under the action plan.TAG_OPEN_div_12 The government has decided to reduce the number of federal ministries from 22 to 18 and form a 17-member Council of Ministers. The government claims that this will save around Rs 20 billion annually.

The government has formed a commission to investigate illegal assets of political officials and high-ranking government officials, prioritizing the control of corruption.TAG_OPEN_div_10 According to the government, more than 11,000 property details and complaints have been collected so far and preliminary analysis of these complaints is underway.

Presenting zero tolerance against corruption, frugal administration, merit-based appointments and expansion of digital services as the major achievements of the first 1 TAG_OPEN_div_8 00 days, Pokharel pledged to make governance reforms more effective, institutional and result-oriented in the days ahead.