In the wake of mounting concerns and grievances from depositors entangled in the web of troubled cooperatives, the government's recent directive to these cooperatives to submit their work plans by mid-April is a welcome step. However, it is imperative that the concerned government bodies expedite their efforts and take decisive actions to address the deep-seated issues plaguing the cooperative sector in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Over the past decade, since 2013, the government has allocated Rs 3.41 billion to issue identification cards to 313,330 impoverished families under the Identification of Poor Households Program. However, the government has not decided what kind of privileges will be provided to the underprivileged families. Under the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, the Identification of Poor Households Program has been ongoing for a decade.

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Following the approval of Nepal's new map by the federal parliament, the government led by then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had pledged to share this significant update with foreign embassies, diplomatic missions, and consulates across the country. However, this commitment remains unfulfilled to this day.

KATHMANDU, May 9: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has written to the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation to de-register the private land owned by individuals within the Tukucha river channel and its riverbanks area.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Secretary at the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Damodar Regmi has said that the ministry is not only for those who own land but also for the landless.

KATHMANDU June 21 - The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA) has stated that the recent Supreme Court decision has only allowed people to take loans by keeping their land as collateral and that land has to be classified for fragmentation.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Shashi Shrestha has underscored the need of making the cooperative sector dignified, credible, and sustainable.

BIRATNAGAR, Oct 31: Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Sashi Shrestha has stressed the need for restructuring the judiciary. Speaking with media persons at Biratnagar on Sunday, Shrestha said that there is a need to restructure the organs of the state including the judiciary.

KATHMANDU, March 23: Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation has formed a committee to give suggestions to the ministry regarding the management of Guthis (trusts) across Kathmandu Valley.

KATHMANDU, June 3: Smelling a rat in the proposal sent by the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA) to bring the Lalita Niwas land under government ownership, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has returned the proposal back for revision.