‘Govt firm to curb corruption’

March 10, 2000
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Syangja, Mar. 10: Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Dr Ram Sharan Mahat says the pace of development has gained momentum after the restoration of democracy in the country.

Inaugurating the ninth district council of Syangja District Development Committee at Syangja bazaar other day, minister Dr Mahat said the investment in such sectors as roads, water resources, industrial establishment and production was encouraging and Nepal’s annual exports amounted to Rs 50 billion.

“The government is determined to control growing corruption in the country,” he noted, saying, “Such problem is due to lack of a mechanism to look over the transparency of income in the country, nevertheless there is no reason to be despondent about that.”

Pointing to the popular programmes like ‘the Bishweshwar with the Poor,’ ‘the Ganeshman Peace Campaign’ and ‘the Women Empowerment’ launched by the government for the uplift of the rural poor, he said co-operation from all should be forthcoming in their implementation.

Success of those programme would depend on the local level political workers, he said.

The chief whip of Nepal Congress parliamentary party Gopal Man Shrestha described the Maoist problem as a collective problem and the door for national consensus should be kept open in order to resolve the problem.

The government attention should focus on the need to build Andhikhola Embankment, Andhikhola-waling road and concrete bridges at Lamachaur and Setikhola in the district, he said.

MP Shanker Prasad Pandey called for a collective pledge of all political parties to end what he called growing wayward tendency and inconsistencies in the country.

His point was that all should extend a hand of mutual goodwill for the preservation of our cultural heritage.”

MP Hitkaji Gurung stressed the need for all to carry out development work with mutual goodwill and consent and select and implement projects on the basis of transparently and practicability. The district development committee chairman Ram Bahadur Thapa presented a budget of Rs 356,345,820 for the next fiscal year.

Seniormost member of the district council presided over the meeting.

Meanwhile in Bhadrapur, National Assembly member Bishweswar Dahal, while inaugurating the 8th district council of Bhadrapur District Development Committee here recently, advised the district council to be keen on doing something concrete for the district.

From the chair, the District Development Committee chairman Arjun Rai presented a revised budget estimates of Rs 97,276,000 for the next fiscal year at the district council.

Of the total budgetary outlay, Rs 82.926 has been earmarked for various programmes.

On the occasion, Nepali Congress district committee acting president Sudhir Shivakoti, RPP district chairman Dilip Rai, Kundan Bhattarai of CPN-ML, CPN-UML district under secretary Chakra Bhetwal, Shyam Lal Meche of Nepal Sadbhavana Party called upon all to rise above party politics to achieve a balanced development of the district.

Chief guest Bishweswar Dahal, on behalf of the District Development Committee, gave away a cash prize of Rs 10,000 to Mrs Mina Pathak, gold medalist in karate event of 8th SAF Games, cash prizes of Rs 5,000 each to Rajiv Dahal and Miss Kaushalya Sharma, who got outstanding positions in the S.L.C. Examinations-02055 BS.

Rs 15,000 was provided to Bhanu Secondary School of Shivajalarya and Rs 5,000 and a certificate to engineer Shambhu Karki of the District Development Committee for his excellent performance.

Similarly in Tribhuvannagar, Nepali Congress Central Organisation Department Chief Baldev Sharma Majgaiya, MP, says development of roads, health drinking water sector, postal service and communication is vital for the development of districts and the inability to achieve progress in that direction seems to be a shortcoming of various political parties.

Inaugurating the 7th district council of Dang district development committee here recently, he advised the Dang district council to move ahead choosing appropriate projects for the development of the district.

MP Gehendra Giri suggested that the district council should formulate programme designed to elevate the living standard of the poor farmers and the people in general.

MP Prakash Jwala stressed the need to discourage a tendency of political parties not to be attentive to the works done by other parties.

MP Bijul Biswakarma said, “multi-party democracy is the best form of polity and we should conduct ourselves according to the democratic tradition.”

The District Development Committee chairman Bharat K.C. presented a budget of Rs. 1107,893,000 for the next fiscal year at the district council.

Seniormost member of the district council Tej Bahadur Rana presided.