Kathmandu, May 26: The capability of financial management and accountability of the local level will be enhanced. Capacity of the political leadership and civil servants at local level will be strengthened, President Bidya Devi Bhandari said presenting the policies and programmes of the government for fiscal year 2017/18 at the Legislature-Parliament today.
Required human resources will be arranged for the local level. Following the provincial level elections, necessary resources, logistics and manpower required for governance in the provinces would be arranged, according to the government policies and programmes.
Efforts for policy, legal, administrative and economic reforms to increase foreign investment in industrial sector would be continued and the programmes will be implemented as per Trade Policy 2007 and Nepal Trade Integration Strategy 2016 to reduce the ballooning trade deficit by increasing exports. Investment made in the trade related infrastructure development will be continued so as to make it more result-oriented, mentions the policies and programmes unveiled by the President.
According to the President, agriculture will be developed as a major source of national production. Policy of self-reliance in production of major crops will be continued. Improvement will be made in irrigation, availability of fertilizers and seed facilities.
It is said that livestock and crops insurance programmes will be made accessible to farmers and programmes focusing on socio-economically backward farmers will be implemented in more effective manner.
To expand irrigated area for ensuring irrigation facilities in all agricultural land and to develop and manage all feasible irrigation technologies and systems, projects of national pride including large and medium programmes would be implemented with priority, said the President.
Likewise, to manage water induced disaster, programmes related to hazardous large and medium-sized landslides would be implemented with special priority. Emphasis will be given to the maintenance, reconstruction and renovation of canal systems.
“By effective implementation of Illuminated Nepal Initiative, sufficient electricity will be produced and the nation will be made self-reliant. Construction of identified reservoir projects, including the national pride project of Budhigandaki Hydroelectricity Project, will be accelerated. Priority will be accorded to the construction of major projects including the Tamakoshi Hydroelectricity Project. Programmes would be implemented for expansion of trans-national and domestic transmission lines,” according to the government policies and programmes.
Likewise, private sector would be encouraged to invest in electricity generation and investment of people in this sector will be encouraged. Leakage of energy will be controlled and basin plan and master-plan of major rivers will be developed.
“Road network will be developed by setting standards for national highway, state highway and local roads so as to ensure that federal and local level headquarters have access to a standard lane road. Construction work of Kathmandu-Nijgadh fast-track, Mid-hill Highway and Postal Highway will be steered with priority”, the government’s policies and programmes mention.
Furthermore, implementation of road projects with strategic significance and priority will be expedited along with continuous monitoring of the projects. Priority would be accorded to the development of east west electric railway, metro, flyovers and tunnel ways and feasibility study of ropeways and waterways would be carried out, it is said.
“Building of dynamic cities will be continued on the basis of respective natural endowment, historical, social, cultural identity and economic capability of each city. Provisioning of shelter to economically deprived, endangered communities and Dalits will be continued through people’s Shelter Programme,” President Bhandari said.
Similarly, arrangements will be made to build well-managed and prosperous villages by strengthening organic linkages between the cities and villages while urban infrastructure will be developed in federal headquarters. The local leadership will be empowered and made more responsible and capable for building integrated, managed, scientific, safe and green villages and cities.
Tourism sector will be developed as a major base of national economy while religious tourism will be encouraged. Development of religious sites including Lumbini, Pashupati and Janakpurdham will be continued while upgradation works of Tribhuvan International Airport will be continued while construction works of airports of national pride including proposed Nijgadh International Airport, will be expedited. Aviation sector will be made more secured.
“Promotion, preservation and development of Nepali art, culture and language will be expedited and emphasis will be given to preservation and development of languages, culture and heritage of endangered ethnic groups and indigenous nationalities,” Bhandari added.
Prominence will be accorded to environment and climate-friendly, infrastructure development. Chure-Terai Madhesh Preservation and Management Masterplan will be brought into implementation adding that involvement of private and community organizations will be ensured in processing of economically beneficial plants and herbs, said the President. RSS
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