Biratnagar. The Koshi Province government has unveiled the Common Minimum Programme, 2083, giving priority to good governance, infrastructure development, employment generation, agriculture, tourism and health sectors.
After the reshuffle of the cabinet and work division of the Koshi Province government led by Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki in course of the implementation of the three-
point agreement reached between the CPN (UML) and the CPN, the two parties have unveiled the Common Minimum Programme to make the government effective, result-oriented and accountable to the people.
In the program made public on September 8, 2018, the government pledged fiscal discipline, administrative efficiency, effective implementation of laws, increased capital expenditure and austerity in current expenditure. The two parties have also agreed to complete the budget review task for the current fiscal year 2083÷84 at the earliest and effectively implement the priorities mentioned in the approved policies, programs and budget. The Common Minimum Programme states that the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers would be made more technology-friendly as a centre for performance evaluation, monitoring of responsibilities and good governance of all the ministries, bodies and offices of the provinces. It is stated that clear criteria and legal provisions will be made to review the periodic performance of all ministries and bodies and give necessary directives.
The program also incorporates a plan to develop the necessary legal framework for effective coordination and cooperation among the inter-ministries and agencies.
Commitment has been made to make necessary amendments, amendments and consolidation by reviewing the implementation status of the Acts and Rules made before 2080 B. S. and to bring the existing working procedures, directives and formation orders into the legal framework as per the need.
Investment, agriculture and tourism will be emphasized
The commitment made by the Investment Summit held in the last fiscal year will be implemented for the expansion of investment in the province and a program will be formulated to bring in more investment in agriculture, industry, tourism, energy and infrastructure sectors by taking the private sector into confidence.
Priority will be given to the construction of strategic roads linking tourist destinations in all the constituencies of the province and the centres of local levels and the main bazaars. In order to control uncontrolled migration, new plans and programs of rural development will be forwarded by making structural arrangements for the Integrated Rural Development Authority. Special priority will be given to commercial herbal cultivation, production, processing and marketing, and a master plan will be prepared to maintain geographical balance in tourism development. In order to implement the policy of upgrading the provincial hospitals in each district of Koshi Province to a minimum of 50 beds, it has been announced that the organization and management survey (O&M) will be conducted within the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Dhankuta Provincial Hospital will be developed as a teaching hospital and Mechi Provincial Hospital will be upgraded as a Health Science Academy. The program also plans to provide additional facilities to the employees to operate the hospital on holidays and to establish a specialized burn treatment unit at appropriate places within the state.
Employment for youths, subsidies to farmers
for creating employment through entrepreneurship development The budget will be expanded and additional budget will be allocated by expanding youth-targeted programs.
A program will be made to provide additional subsidies to the farmers who want to produce cash crops through collective farming. It is mentioned that the program will be implemented on the basis of the findings obtained after conducting study and research to reduce the damage caused to crops by monkeys.
The policy will be adopted to implement incomplete but important physical infrastructure, drinking water and irrigation projects in a result-oriented manner by allocating additional budget and developing the state-level important irrigation projects as multi-year projects.
The program also mentions that a special program will be brought for the development and use of solar power along with irrigation. Legal provisions will be made for local alcohol and cannabis cultivation
The issue of increasing demand from the people and contributing to income generation and expansion of the local economy has also been included in the minimum common program to make necessary legal provisions for the promotion of local alcohol and cannabis cultivation. Similarly, work will be carried out in coordination with the local level to develop at least
one model community school in each local level.
The government software to be used in the offices under the provincial government will be developed as per the need and the process of establishing a state-level storage center for data management and storage will be forwarded.
Electronic governance and e-literacy will be expanded and a program will be conducted to prepare the necessary manpower for self-employment and employment among the youths through IT-related training.
Commitment has been made to effectively implement the disaster risk digital mapping and five-year strategic plan prepared by the provincial government and to make coordination with the district and local disaster management committees more systematic.
Along with reducing accidents, more advanced action plans will be formulated and implemented to control drug abuse, trafficking and distribution.
The work of establishing permanent structures in the province will also be taken forward with priority. Special efforts will be taken to construct infrastructures like stadiums and gymnasiums for the development of sports sector.
A programme will be introduced to provide timber facilities to the people and increase the government’s resources through the proper utilization of the vacant land in the forest area and proper management of old, old and fallen trees. The two political parties have pledged to move ahead by incorporating suggestions and suggestions from other parties, stakeholders, experts and experts while implementing the Common Minimum Programme. The taskforce comprises CPN (
Parliamentary Party leader Indra Bahadur Angbo, CPN (UML) Parliamentary Party deputy leader Til Kumar Menyangbo, Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy Tilchan Pathak, Baburam Gautam, Ganesh Upreti, Rewati Raman Bhandari and UML Province Committee Secretary Raj Kumar Bhandari.
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