Competent administration government's top priority: Prime Minister Oli

Kathmandu, Nov 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said government accords a top priority to a smooth, fair, transparent and competent administration.     

At the 53rd meeting of the National Development Problem Solution Committee held on Friday in Singh Durbar, PM Oli made it clear that good governance and efficient administration were the top priorities.     

While protecting forest and environment, development projects should be facilitated, and concerned agencies should not work in a way that hinders development works, he reminded.     

PM Oli expressed dissatisfaction towards the Ministry of Forest and Environment over the junket to COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He drew the attention of minister and secretaries that such wrong trends must not be repeated.     

"Our activities need speed, reflecting bold decisions. Increase of production and productivity with moderniation of agriculture and encouragement private sector is equally imperative. Treating entrepreneurs in a balanced manner is essential," reminded PM Oli. He urged the ministers and secretaries to be investment-friendly.     

According to him, social anarchy with conspiracy has been created to obstruct development. The Ministry of Education needs coming up with alternative plans, including online classes, to improve the results of the Secondary Education Examination (SEE), he urged.     

The government reforms were presented in the meeting in the areas like use of forest area in national priority projects, project bank, public procurement purposes, operation of children's correction homes and campaign of street-free children, government buildings at federal, provincial, and local levels, supplementary grants, implementation plan of the current 16th periodic plan, multi-year contract management of projects, electricity tariff collection regulations, compulsory and free education, public service internship, construction of disaster-resilient infrastructure, post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation.     

On the occasion, Vice Chair of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Shiva Raj Adhikari, made a presentation on the province and trend of the macroeconomic index, the state of public finance mobilisation, status of economic and social progress after federalisation till the current fiscal year, progress in the current fiscal year, implementation status of the decisions of the previous three meetings of the development problem solving committee, etc.     

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Ministers, Chief Ministers, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nepal Rastra Bank Governor, Chief Secretary, officials of the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission, Auditor General, and Secretaries of the federal and provincial governments, among others participated in the meeting.(RSS)