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Panta elected as chairperson of Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee

KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker, Kamala Devi Panta, has been elected unopposed as the chairperson...

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KATHMANDU, March 18: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker, Kamala Devi Panta, has been elected unopposed as the chairperson of the Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the National Assembly.


A meeting of the committee held today in Singha Durbar elected Panta as the chairperson. The chairperson of the National Assembly, Narayan Prasad Dahal, administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly elected Chairperson Panta. 


On the occasion, National Assembly Chairman Dahal congratulated and extended his best wishes to Panta. There is a provision in the National Assembly Regulations that a National Assembly member elected as the chairperson of a committee has to take the oath of office and secrecy before the National Assembly Chairperson.  


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Soon after taking the oath of office and secrecy, Panta assumed office. The term of the Committee Chairperson is of two years. 


On the occasion, Chairperson Panta expressed her belief that she would play an active role to maintain good governance and effectively raise important issues including economic empowerment to achieve sustainable development goals and to reduce the risks of climate change. 


Saying good governance would not be promoted until corruption is reduced, she shared that the committee would be active for the same.


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