Chitwan. Two members of the Council of Ministers have said that the government has given priority to the development of science, technology and innovation and the formulation of laws necessary for the country’s prosperity.

Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Mahabir Pun and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Shovita Gautam said the incumbent government was carrying out activities keeping innovation, use of technology and law making in first priority.

He said the government was moving towards the path of building a prosperous Nepal by overcoming some challenges in the beginning due to lack of necessary laws with the establishment of a new ministry.

“Although the process of law-making is complicated and time-consuming, the ordinance has opened the legal avenue. Now the ministry will expedite its planning and research works,” Minister Pun said.

Minister Gautam said that in a democratic system of governance, the people are paramount and the people’s representatives should be accountable to the people. He expressed his commitment to formulate necessary laws at the earliest for good governance and development.

He informed that 165 laws have been submitted to the House with the target of making laws and 54 drafts of laws have been presented to the cabinet by the concerned ministries. Minister Gautam said that laws related to innovation will also be presented in the House soon.