Kathmandu, Mar. 20: Home Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka, speaking at a farewell programme organised at the Home Ministry today, said that he had played an active role in eradicating corruption, smuggling and commission mongering during his tenure.

A task force is involved in presenting suggestions for forming an armed police service to make the home administration more capable of providing good services, the process of amending the concerned act to make provision for “Chhetrapal” in the development regions is underway, and the task force under the convenorship of the home secretary is working for forming a seperate home administration group and specialisation of the Department of Immigration, Mr Khadka said, assuring that he would extend active cooperation to materialise these matters.

Urging the civil servants present to fearlessly analyse  and evaluate the works carried out during his tenure and to present a report to him as soon as possible, Mr Khadka said that it would be very useful for him.

The principles of chain of command advocated by him while taking over the  the post of Home Minister should be followed, he said, adding that leadership of any organisation should be provided by a single person for uits success.

The Home Minister directed all the units of the home administration  to work honestly to check corruption.

He urged the civil servants not to execute the orders of the political leaders which are motivated by selfish interests and against existing laws, and to present their views clearly.

The Home Minister also expressed gratitude for the cooperation extended to him by everyone involved in the home administration.

Home secretary Padma Prasad Pokherel said that progress had been made in providing a clean administration to the people during the Home Minister’s tenure.

The senior officials of the Home Ministry, Inspector General of Police Achyut Krishna Kharel and the heads of various departments under the Ministry were present on the occasion.