PMO to monitor ministries' work

Kathmandu, June 29:

Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli said on Friday that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) would monitor the work of all the ministries. 

“The PMO is going for the monitoring to end corruption and promote good governance so that people could feel the difference in the governance system,” the Prime Minister said while responding to queries raised by the lawmakers in the House of Representatives about the budget being allocated to the PMO, National Planning Commission (NPC), and President and Vice-President’s offices on Friday.  

He said that the NPC was being restructured with the aim of making the development activities more effective.

According to him, there was no meaning in expressing grievances on the larger budget being allocated to the PMO as it includes the budget for the reconstruction of quake-damaged structures and private houses, and disaster prevention and relief.

Prime Minister Oli said that as the government was marching ahead with new policies and strategies, people were facing difficulties in understanding the government moves.

“The everyday path can be walked on even during the night, but there is fear even during the day when the path is completely new. There will be apprehension about the ups and downs, and curves and bends. The present government is following the second path. The government is testing itself,” he said.

He assured one and all that the government would not deviate from the democratic norms and principles since democracy was not offered to the Nepali people as a gift by some power, but it was earned through revolutions and movements of the people.

The Prime Minister said that post-quake reconstruction was the priority of the government.

“Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Reconstruction Authority was focused on politics and the election, which affected the speed of the reconstruction process. It will be expedited now,” he said.

According to him, poverty would be alleviated soon, and the country would be on the path of prosperity.

He also said that the government would not tolerate any strikes and protests in the hospitals and other public service areas. He reiterated that the government had no intention to limit the freedom of speech and opinions.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 30 June 2018.