Task force submits the CMP report

 Kathmandu, Jan. 7

The task force, formed by the ruling alliance to draft the Common Minimum Programme to set the government’s priorities, has submitted its report to the senior leaders of the governing parties.

The force, led by the Minister for Finance Bishnu Paudel, submitted the report to the leaders, including Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Chairman of CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli, Minister for Home Affairs and President of Rastriya Swatantra Party Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rajendra Lingden, Chairman of Janamat Party CK Raut and Chairman of Nagarik Unmukti Party Ranjita Chaudhary Shrestha, at the Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar, Kathmandu on Saturday.

According to Barshaman Pun, member of the task force, the report focuses on setting priorities to facilitate the effective functioning of the government as well as issues of social justice, good governance and prosperity.

In addition to Finance Minister Paudel and Maoist leader Pun, Rastriya Swatantra Party’s Mukul Dhakal, Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s Dhawal Shumsher Rana and Janata Samajbadi Party’s Rakam Chemjong were also members of the task force.

The CMP includes organising ‘Make in Nepal’ programme, promoting domestic goods like food, footwear and cement, and creating self-reliant economy, concessional interest grant to private sector on energy charges, taxes and loans, and reforms in the judiciary.

Likewise, the government also aims to make the Public Procurement Monitoring Office and National Vigilance Centre result-oriented and effective by implementing reform programmes.

Increasing access of farmers to the land, addressing the issues of landless squatters within two years from now, and managing the land in a scientific way are also included in the CMP. It also said that some critical laws in the areas of public procurement, national pride projects’ implementation, citizenship, federal and provincial police, public transport, local administration, federal civil service and universities will be amended.

Similarly, implementation of technology in education, health, productivity and employment, promotion of 5G, better implementation of Digital Nepal Framework and free broadband internet to public and government offices are also included in the programme. 

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 8 January 2022.