Kathmandu,
Dec. 7
Minister for Land Management,
Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal has asked the staff of agencies
under her ministry not to be scared of the reprimand from the Commission for
the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
"The CIAA has not arrested any
government official that has not made a mistake. Therefore, you need not to
hesitate to take good and progressive decision," she said at the annual
progress review of the last fiscal year 2018/19 of Department of Land
Management and Archive in Pokhara on Saturday.
"People have complained that employees
at the Department of Survey, and Land Management are sluggish and demand money.
I don't know but you need to be aware of this," she said.
Minister Aryal said that the reform
at the department should be visible at the workstation of the government staff
and demanded that people should feel the change as soon as they enter the
office premises.
According to her, employees with
integrity should not be afraid of anything while the corrupt officials wouldn't
be spared. She urged them to rise themselves above their 'job mentality' and
serve people with dedication.
"The government will protect
the officials with integrity. You must not show your greed for money and should
not be afraid of local hooligans," said Aryal.
The minister warned the officials
that society had raised an accusing finger to the ministry and department and
directed the staff for the required reforms at the earliest. "When people
have already accused us for our anomalies, we must be working consciously to
serve them. You must not leave any instance to raise any question about the
services of this office," she said.
She also directed them to implement
the recent decisions of the ministry and laws formulated in order to
revolutionise the land management sector.
According to her, following the
National Land Policy, the government is preparing for the creation of
integrated land act.
Minister Aryal urged the officials
to read the policies, laws and bylaws thoroughly and to promote technology in
their services.
Secretary of the ministry Surya
Prasad Gautam said that there were two types of government staff – work-centric
and money centric - and urged the officials to be work-centric and sincere in
delivering the services to people.
"Land management is a
sensitive area so work consciously," he directed.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 8 December 2019. 
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