Kathmandu, Mar. 5: The Speakers participating in an interaction programme on poverty and good governance organised by the sap Nepal  expressed the view that unless the people of the local level are made capable of participating in the development works,  the progamme of poverty alleviation and good governance  will be far from successful.

Speaking on the occasion MP mangal Siddi Manandahar said  illiteracy should be removed for poverty alleviation and good governance, the society should be freed from the mentality of revering those who live without working and  undermine those who work for their living, and the civil societies working in the  people’s level should come forward with vigour.

Member of the National Planning Commission Dr. Shankar Sharma said the government is moving ahead vigorously for  good governance and alleviation of poverty.

Dr. Arzu Deuba said unless there is transparency in the economic activities, we cannot think of poverty alleviation.

She said if we are to make Nepal economically strong we should give emphasis on agricultural revolution.

Mr. Bihari Krishna Shrestha said poverty alleviation will have no relevance unless the people at the local level have the right to select and take decisions on development activities. This can be achieved through good governance at the village level, he added.

Expert Deepak Gyawali said as politics is the root cause of all the problems we need transparency in all activities.

Advocate Yuva Raj Sangraula, commenting on the inconsistencies and anarchism in the judicial sector, said the main obstacle to good governance is the  individualistic attitude in the judicial sector.

Altogether 200 representatives from 60 districts of the Kingdom participated in the programme.