PM Oli stresses effective federalism

BANEPA: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the federalism should be made effective to address needs of the nation.

In a two-day seminar jointly organised by the Ministry of General Administration and Nepal Administrative Staff College in Dhulikhel of Kavrepalanchok today, Prime Minister Oli said federalism should be implemented on the basis of country's social and geographical peculiarities.

Stating that there was no point in adopting federalism if the people failed getting effective services and facilities, he urged the bureaucrats to give up old and narrow mindsets.

The PM also stressed the need of making federal system more practical.

Speaking at the function, General Administration Minister Rekha Sharma said that initiative was underway to take the government into the people's doorsteps through federalism. The works were underway keeping the restructuring of the administration in priority, she added.

Chief Secretary Dr Somlal Subedi said that it was necessary to make bureaucracy more responsible while Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Umesh Mainali, expressed the view that the bureaucracy was still too slow to meet the standard.

Four papers related to restructuring of administration were presented on the occasion.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Oli took stock of the health condition of Mukesh Kayastha, who was critically injured in the 2006 People's Movement.

PM Oli has become positive to establish a care centre from the Mukesh Kayastha Foundation and a print postal stamps bearing Kayastha's image.