Govt. decides to scrap trade union for result-oriented service delivery, good governance

Kathmandu, May 11: The government said it has adopted a policy to scrap trade unions in civil service with the objective of making service delivery result-oriented by developing the civil service and other government services fair, accountable and professional, and to ensure good governance.     

The policies and programmes unveiled by President Ramchandra Paudel at the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament on Monday mentioned that a system for controlling the conflict of interest and an indicator-based performance evaluation system would be implemented in government service.     

"A provision of cooling off period in government service will be in place, and the civil servants will be barred from joining political parties or engaging in political activities," reads the policies and programmes.     

The government has a policy to develop the civil service as a result-oriented and citizen-friendly institution through an incentive system based on work performance. The government announced to strengthen the e-governance system through an integrated digital platform to ensure good governance and make public service delivery smooth, transparent and citizen-friendly.     

Similarly, a minimum of 100 government services would be provided through the integrated 'Nagarik App', as well as the deadline for every service would be determined and officials failing to meet this would be held accountable, reads the government's policies and programmes.     

An arrangement would be made where one stop service centre would be expanded in all offices and to operate essential services seven days a week.     

Likewise, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority would be strengthened institutionally and the investigation, prosecution and action system would be made effective; the National Vigilance Centre would be restructured as 'Corruption Alleviation Unit' and property details of high-ranking officials would be made public annually.     

The government has a plan to make public procurement, revenue and administrative processes transparent, technology-friendly and competitive; and stern actions will be taken to prevent corruption by identifying the most vulnerable to bribery offices through the digital audit system.(RSS)