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Currently, government agencies spend more than Rs 20 billion every year purchasing software from private companies. The PMO estimates that the cost could drop to around Rs 2 billion if the government develops software internally.

While nearly half of those commitments are still pending, the government has shown some encouraging signs on good governance. At the same time, several of its decisions have sparked criticism.

Summit is headed by Rahul Chaudhary, son of businessman and Nepali Congress leader Binod Chaudhary. The building code was amended when Ram Kumari Jhakri served as urban development minister in the Sher Bahadur Deuba government.  

According to Sudan Shrestha, spokesperson for the National Book Archive (Nijamati Kitabkhana), 50 civil servants resigned between June 15 and June 21. The resignations include officials at the joint secretary level. Resignations of five joint secretaries have already been approved, while the resigna...

The budget will be used for river control in the Kathmandu Valley, improvements to sewerage systems, development of greenery in cleared squatter areas, and expansion of parks and corridors.

What Is the CIAA Investigating?

13,000 employees would retire under the proposed provision, creating widespread vacancies across the civil service

The CIAA had arrested the two officials earlier in connection with the procurement process.

The framework outlines eight key provisions in detail, tightening rules across professional, social and personal conduct of civil servants.

Implementation of the Rawal Commission report is expected to pave the way for the eviction of encroachers from public and government land identified by the commission three decades ago.