Tansen, June 1: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala inaugurated the 23rd central meeting of the Family Planning Association Nepal (FPAN) here today.

On the occasion Prime Minister Koirala said that the people cannot receive the desired benefit of the development endeavours being made as a result of unbridled population growth and pointed out the need for organisations such as FPAN to make the programmes more widespread.

Mr Koirala said that he took over the rein of the government with the commitment to guarantee law and order, weed out corruption and resolve the Maoists’ problem and had been preoccupied with these problems.

FPAN central president Sunil Kumar Bhandari referred to the contributions made by FPAN in checking the population growth.

Chairman of Palpa district development committee Jhapendra Bahadur G.C., Tansen mayor Ashok Shahi, president of Tansen district committee of the Nepali Congress (NC) Rajan Pant and a host of other speakers expressed their views on the occasion.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, speaking at the gathering of the heads of various offices at Tansen said that the civil servants should work honestly and with dedication to make the people realise the fruits of democracy.

Stating that the government had moved ahead the work in accordance with the report of the administration reforms commission, Mr Koirala said that the nation would progress only if everyone from peon to the prime minister discharged their duties sincerely.

Speaking on behalf of the office heads, chief district officer (CDO) Janardan Nepal expressed gratitude for raising the morale of the civil servants and expressed readiness to extend cooperation to the government.

Prime Minister and NC president Koirala, at a gathering of the party rank file organised by the NC district committee, called upon the activists to take up leadership without favour from anyone in a democratic manner and work for the consolidation of the party.

Stating that the government was resolved to maintain good governance, combat corruption and Maoists terror and ensure security of the people, Prime Minister Koirala called for cooperation from all the party activists.

If the activists think of where they were earlier and where they are now, corruption can be prevented, the prime minister said, adding that the politics of murder and violence will never succeed and none can harm democracy in the country.

NC president Palpa district committee president Rajan Pant apprised the prime minister of the problems of Palpa district.