Amid poor government performance, the NC advises ministries to meet with party leaders and cadres twice a week

The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has directed its ministers to have open meetings with party leaders and cadres twice a week, amid worries that the administration has not produced noticeable outcomes that will help common people. After meeting with ministers and members of the Parliamentary Party’s Working Committee at his home on Thursday, NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba issued this directive.

NC Chief Whip Shyam Ghimire told reporters following the meeting that NC ministers had been directed to meet with party members and residents two days a week to hear complaints, gather ideas, and address their issues. They should devote all five of the remaining days to their respective ministries.

On alternate days, the ministers are expected to stop by the party office to meet with party employees, hear complaints from the public, and gather recommendations. “The work of their ministry will be the sole focus of the remaining five days,” Ghimire stated.

In order to address recommendations and demands communicated through the party’s provincial committees, districts, regions, and local levels, the meeting also decided to have monthly meetings at the party’s central office, with different ministers present on different days.

The NC is now represented in the government by two ministers of state and ten ministers. Deuba, the leader of the Parliamentary Party and president of the NC, has urged them to have frequent talks and actively participate in the success of the government.

The party has also made speeding work on outstanding bills a priority, Ghimire said. “We talked about how each ministry could advance more quickly. Some proposals have stagnated because of a lack of funding. We’ve made the decision to proceed with these initiatives as quickly as possible,” he stated.

The ministers were also instructed at the Parliamentary Party Working Committee meeting to make sure that the physical infrastructure projects that fall under their purview are completed on time. They were also directed to accelerate the implementation of development plans that were part of the yearly programs and budget for the current Fiscal Year (FY), especially those that were pending the allocation of resources, the processing of tenders, or the advancement of construction.

The necessity of ministers actively working to complete laws that are still pending in the parliamentary thematic committees was underlined during the discussion. All NC ministers briefed President Deuba on the challenges and advancements in their respective ministries at the meeting, which took place at his home in Budhanilkantha.