INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BIRGUNJ, AUGUST 21Minister of Foreign Affairs NP Saud said that the public would
avail public services easily if the local levels were well-equipped with resources and facilities.
local levels to remove double taxation
Local levels told to conduct
development assessment
Laying the foundation
stone for the administrative building at Paterwa Sugauli Rural Municipality in Parsa today, Minister Saud pledged that the federal
government would support to make the local level more resourceful
Calling for reforms in public service delivery besides developing infrastructure at the local level, he viewed that the more the local
governments were equipped, the better services the public would get.Stating that education is the backbone of the country, the minister
called for reforms in education system
According to him, the incumbent government considered an increase in the budget for education sector to address various problems prevailing
in the education sector, including shortage of teachers and other human resources in public schools.
Also speaking at the
programme, NC Parsa district committee President and Province Assembly Member Janardan Singh Chhetri and NC Parsa district committee
Vice-president Ram Narayan Kurmi suggested that the local government, besides delivering on development works, should roll out programmes
that would uplift living standards of the public.On the occasion, Minister Saud honoured social activist Manoj Chaudhary who donated his
private land for the construction of administrative building for Paterwa Sugauli Rural Municipality.The construction cost of the building is
estimated at Rs 60 million
which will have a conference room, said Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary, chairperson of Paterwa Sugauli Rural Municipality.A version of this article
appears in the print on August 22, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
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