Anti-federal
moves in education : The outdated Education Act 1971 is
still in force, albeit with dozens of amendments, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 26/09/2023)
Delay
in passing Federal Civil Service Bill poses challenge in
implementing federalism (rep 21/09/2023)
Federalism
vs centralised planning : Nepal's precarious
socio-economic standing is the result of a highly
centralised planning process, by Achyut Wagle (kp
12/09/2023)
Learning
from Swiss federalism : It’s important to recognise that
Nepal’s approach to federalism should be unique to
itself, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 06/09/2023)
National
Assembly instructs government to make crucial laws :
Only 111 laws out of 151 needed to implement the federal
constitution have been enacted so far, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 05/09/2023)
Parties
prepare to form parliamentary special committee to
implement federalism (rep 01/09/2023), Parties
discuss setting up special panel for
implementing federalism : Measures suggested by
several committees and studies in the past for
streamlining federal administration have yet to
be adopted fully, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
02/09/2023)
40
laws needed to enforce constitution still lacking : In
eight years, provincial and local governments unable to
pass essential laws for lack of corresponding federal
Acts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/08/2023)
Residences
built for province chiefs and CMs in Kathmandu against
federalism: Experts, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep
29/08/2023) [This is another
proof that the thinking of politicians continues to be
centrist and not federalist!], Do
provincial officials really need lavish abodes in the
federal capital? Earlier this week, the prime minister
unveiled seven buildings for chief ministers and
province heads in Lalitpur, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
01/09/2023)
Federalizing
Education and
Mitigating
Political
Influence in
Nepali
Academia,
by Alok K
Bohara (rep
27/08/2023) [!!!]
Unbundling
federalism : Higher levels of government are undermining
the constitutional roles of the lower levels, by
Khim Lal Devkota (kp 23/08/2023)
Growing
aversion towards federalism in Nepal, by Ganesh
Mandal (rep 04/08/2023) [Federalism
could be good in view of the social and cultural
diversity as well as the regionally very different
levels of development and social participation. But most
top politicians and their parties have so far prevented
or abused the federal approaches.]
Promises
and perils of fiscal federalism : It is time to reorient
our fiscal architect to bring economic wellbeing to
citizens, by Gopi K Khanal (kp 03/08/2023)
So
the chiefs can powwow : Establishing a chief ministers’
forum will be a big step towards strengthening
federalism, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 12/07/2023)
Constitutional
agencies to implement federalism smoothly remain
underused : After almost three years of having the
requisite law, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held
the first meeting of the National Coordination Council
in Pokhara on June 30, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
09/07/2023)
Provinces
falling behind in budget expenditure : Only 49% of total
budget utilized by June 15 in current Fiscal Year
(kh 09/07/2023), Provinces
fare worse in budget expenditure, spend only 49 percent
of total budget in 11 months of current FY (rep
09/07/2023)
Navigating
Nepal’s federalism, its transition and public perception
: Why has the federal government failed to transfer
powers even after completion of the first tenure of
provincial governments? , by Niyati Shrestha (nlt
07/07/2023)
Local
units flooded with funds for schemes directed by centre
: Federal government’s motives questioned as budget for
projects where local units have a say has been slashed,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/07/2023)
Council
of hope : The federal system needs mechanisms like
national and provincial coordination councils to be
effective (kp 03/07/2023), Provinces
Have A Long Way To Go, by Ballav Dahal (rn
03/07/2023)
Ruling
coalition leaders to meet in Baluwatar to decide on
Koshi govt (kh 03/07/2023) [What
kind of understanding of federalism is that? Only the
provincial politicians have to decide on the government
of Koshi Province. Under no circumstances should this
decision be taken by the politicians at the central
level! What kind of presumption is that? If the
provinces only serve to create more posts, you can
forget the federal system!]
Chief
ministers ask prime minister to facilitate
implementation of federalism : Six chiefs of provincial
governments meet in Pokhara, asserting their rights as
Kathmandu delays crucial laws, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
01/07/2023), Prime
minister meets chief ministers, local government
representatives to discuss implementation of federalism
: In the first-ever Coordination Council consultation,
Pushpa Kamal Dahal vows to sort out conflicting issues,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 02/07/2023)
National
Coordination Council meeting takes place in Pokhara
(kh 01/07/2023)
Meeting
of chief ministers of all seven provinces to be held in
Pokhara today (rep 30/06/2023)
Provincial
budgets focus on reviving economy : Most of the
provinces have set aside a big chunk of their budgets
for infrastructure development (kp 17/06/2023), Provincial
budgets : Physical Infrastructure In Focus, by
Ballav Dahal (rn 19/06/2023), Fiscal
mgmt of provinces dependent less on own resources, more
on federal transfers (kh 19/06/2023), Provinces
follow the federal govt’s footsteps in the next fiscal
year’s budget (ae 19/06/2023), Provinces
depend more on federal transfers for fiscal management
(ht 20/06/2023)
Budget
‘mocks’ federalism, by Dilip Paudel (rep 16/06/2023)
World
Bank suggests legal, institutional reforms to boost
fiscal federalism in Nepal (kh 15/06/2023)
Holding
the purse strings : It is ludicrous that projects worth
Rs1,000 have been sent to the sub-national levels,
by Khim Lal Devkota (kp (14/06/2023)
‘Only
a political settlement can solve the Koshi crisis’,
interview with CPN (Maoist Centre) central committee
member Ajambar Rai Kangmang (kp 12/06/2023)
Provinces
accuse Centre of ignoring their concerns :
Inter-governmental mechanisms envisioned by law remain
largely ineffective as authorities fail to bridge the
gap, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/05/2023) [The
disinterest in implementing the federal system started
with KP Oli and continued unchanged by his successors.]
Ambiguities
over provincial security, by Nelson Mandal (ae
24/05/2023)
Debates
On Federalism, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 23/05/2023)
Six
months after elections, provincial governments are still
incomplete : Experts warn prolonged delays will gravely
undercut the spirit of federalism, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 19/05/2023) [The
responsibility lies predominantly with the completely
irresponsible, power-greedy and incompetent top
politicians and parties at the national level!]
NSO
forecasts lower GDP growth of provinces for this year
(ae 17/05/2023)
Bring
federalism-centric budget : Allocating a bigger budget
or more programmes to specific constituencies does not
guarantee electoral success, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp
17/05/2023)
Looking
into local government finances : Revenue mobilisation in
metropolitan cities is satisfactory, unlike in
sub-metropolitan cities, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp
03/05/2023)
Gandaki
and Lumbini get new chief ministers : Koshi, another
UML-led province, is yet to start the process for the
formation of a new government, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
28/04/2023) [Since
Nepal is a federal state only on paper, authority in the
provinces still lies with the central political level!
This prevents a rational provincial policy, causes
completely unnecessary costs, prevents decentralisation
and further contributes to the destruction of the
nation!]
Provincial
governments in a flux as coalitions change : Karnali
government splits ministry to accommodate aspirants from
alliance partners, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
23/04/2023) [Lack of
understanding or deliberate abuse of the federal system
by parties and politicians?]
Generating
knowledge on public finance : Civil servants and elected
officials need to know more about fiscal and public
finance management, by Krishna Pathak (kp
23/04/2023)
Thinning
provincial purses : Provinces have failed to bolster
their development portfolios for lack of internal
revenues, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 19/04/2023)
Constant
tussle for power has crippled provincial governance :
The power-centric mindset of Kathmandu-based politicians
blamed for putting federalism in jeopardy, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 18/04/2023)
Shah
v Singha Durbar : The perception of a malfunctioning
federal setup does not help any of the three tiers of
government (kp 13/04/2023)
Provincial
pride projects in Gandaki in limbo : Political
instability, lack of coordination between federal and
provincial governments, budget crunch, and the pandemic
are cited as the reasons, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp
10/04/2023)
The
role of deputies : It is necessary to analyse the
executive powers of the federal units provided by the
constitution, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 05/04/2023)
A
mountain of questions : After a switch to
federalism, the people had hoped to find the
government at their doorsteps. Their hopes have
not materialized thus far, by Gopikrishna
Dhungana (ae 04/04/2023)
Finance
ministry cuts conditional grants allocated for
sub-national governments (rep 03/04/2023)
Power
play: Provinces taking cue from centre : Emerging
coalitions are working to remove the CPN-UML from
provincial governments, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
25/03/2023) [This is probably
more on the instructions of the central party elite.
Nepali "federalism" continues to serve not the urgent
need for decentralisation and better inclusion of the
multi-ethnic population, but rather for further post
creation of the political Khas Arya elite!], Ruction
in provinces : The current provincial governments are no
more than offshoots of federal-level politics (kp
28/03/2023)
Nepal’s
Judiciary Under Federalism, by Shyam Prasad Mainali
(rn 25/03/2023)
Fiscal
equalization grants: Sub-national govts to receive lower
budget for next fiscal year (ae 22/03/2023)
Power-sharing
in provinces gets trickier : New ruling alliance has
nine members eagerly waiting to make changes in federal
and provincial governments, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
16/03/2023) [This is also
related to the fact that policies in the provinces are
dictated by the central party elites and this is
definitely not the purpose of federalism!]
Janamorcha
to conduct nationwide campaign against federalism
(kh 14/03/2023)
All
eyes will be on provincial governments post presidential
elections : Power equations in the centre and provinces
are likely to change after the election of head of state,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 27/02/2023) [Federalism
should help to arrange the interest and concerns of the
provinces independently of the central state. But the
centrist politicians of the national level regard the
provinces merely as playthings of their power politics!]
Provinces
spending in the first half of current FY disappointing
(ae 23/02/2023)
Fine-tuning
fiscal federalism : The share of fiscal equalisation
grants should be increased in proportion to the GDP,
by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 08/02/2023)
Kathmandu
could cut funds to provinces and local governments :
Provinces were supposed to get nearly Rs130 billion and
local governments Rs300 billion in fiscal transfers,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/02/2023), MoFAGA
issues circular to all district and local levels to
reduce current expenditure by 20 percent (rep
04/02/2023) [So much for the
functioning of federalism in Nepal!], Federal
government asks to cut spending by 20 percent : Citing
the resource crunch, the federal government has asked
the provincial and local governments to control their
spending (ae 06/02/2023)
People
are increasingly adapting to the new federal setup,
report says : The overall perception of the country’s
direction has been negative but people in remote areas
and marginalised groups are more optimistic than others,
according to the report, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
27/01/2023)
PM
says won't brook criticism of federalism, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 25/01/2023)
Provinces
drop ministries in austerity move : Gandaki government
leads the way by cutting the number of ministries from
12 to seven, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 24/01/2023)
PM
Dahal vows to reduce number of ministries in provinces
(kh 23/01/2023) [This
is urgently needed, but once again a centrally
controlled measure in a supposedly federal state!],
Gandaki
CM Adhikari discusses cabinet expansion with PM Dahal
(kh 24/01/2023) [???]
Provinces
failed to live up to federal dream : Provincial
governments spent 5 years accusing Kathmandu of
rendering them ineffective, by Santosh Singh et al.
(kp 20/01/2023) [Responsible is
once again the unwillingness of the national party
leaders to implement federalism!]
CMs
appointed : Huge amounts of taxes paid by the people go
to sustain the 550 members in the PAs (ht
13/01/2023)
Reduce
number of ministries in provincial governments (rep
12/01/2023)
Common
Minimum Program: Ruling parties aim for double-digit
growth in next five years (ae 12/01/2023) [Utopian
as the election manifestos!]
Chief
ministers appointed in all provinces : All provincial
administrations take cues from ruling coalition’s
power-sharing deal in Kathmandu (kp 12/01/2023) [The national level continues to see
Nepal as a centralised state. The provinces remain under
its complete control!], Chief
ministers appointed in all seven provinces as ruling
parties finalize power-sharing deal (rep 12/01/2023)
[In a federal state, each
province should make its own power sharing deal,
depending on its own needs and circumstances!]
Strengthening
federalism : Reforming the electoral system is a vital
condition for the stability of federalism, by Khim
Lal Devkota (kp 11/01/2023) [However,
legal changes are also needed that stop the constant
interference of the national level in the executive and
legislative affairs of the provinces!]
ere’s
to you, chief : The new chief ministers must
make a forceful case for better and stronger
provinces (kp 10/01/2023)
Ruling
parties finalize power sharing in Provinces
(kh 08/01/2023), UML
set to govern 3 provinces, Maoists 1; 3 CMs to be
rotated : UML’s Hikmat Karki becomes chief minister of
Province 1, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [The
ageing, failed top politicians continue to see Nepal as
a central state. A system in which the national level
decides on provincial governments and coalitions is not
federalism!]
Dahal
has the opportunity to fully implement federalism. But
will he? Previous governments wasted such chances due to
their vested interests, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/12/2022), Reluctant
federalists : Troublingly, partners in the current
ruling coalition have little to say about strengthening
federalism (kp 29/12/2022)
Provincial
politics hinges on federal coalition : Who forms
provincial governments will be clear after Cabinet takes
shape in Kathmandu, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/12/2022) [Misunderstood
federalism: In the still centrally oriented state of
Nepal, the national political level also decides on
policy in the provinces! Thus the federalism thought is
led ad absurdum!]
No
provincial matter : We have to analyse the executive
powers granted to the federal units by the constitution,
by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 14/12/2022)
Nepali
Congress, CPN-UML emerge as largest parties in
provincial assemblies (rep 05/12/2022) [The
overall result of all provinces is incidental. In a
federal state, each province must be considered on its
own and be independent of the politicians at the central
level!]
Power
to the provinces : The provincial governments should be
allowed to choose their own electricity future, by
Bishal Thapa (kp 02/12/2022)
Feudal
federalism : Federalism has become an ‘F’ word because
Nepal’s politicians are reluctant to devolve power to
provinces (nt 02/12/2022)
Activating
intergovernmental bodies : The more active these
organisations are, the stronger Nepal's federal system
will be, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 30/11/2022)
Nepali
Congress-led alliance likely to form governments in all
seven provinces : UML leads FPTP tally in 3 provinces,
Congress ahead in 4, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
28/11/2022) [These centrist
politicians simply do not want to understand that in a
federal state, the provinces have to decide on their
respective governments!], Let
the provinces do their job : Reluctance to strengthen
the provinces is, in a way, a repudiation of the federal
system (kp 29/11/2022)
The
nitty-gritty of fiscal transfers : It is important to
pay attention to why and for whom the grants are being
channelised, by Khim Lal Devkota (16/11/2022)
Leveraging
public debt for fiscal sustainability : As the
constitution gives expenditure powers to the
sub-national governments, public debt could be crucial
for them to deliver development, by Pramod Rijal (kp
15/11/2022)
‘Tragic
brilliance’ federalism : Citizens not only accept the
defects, but also play a role in maintaining the system,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 08/11/2022)
NA
special committee furnishes 99-point federalism
execution recommendations (kh 04/11/2022)
What’s
behind the growing calls to ‘scrap’ provinces? Political
parties have been accused of trying to centralise powers
instead of working to strengthen the seven provinces,
and ultimately rendering them ‘irrelevant’, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/11/2022)
The
path of federalism : The time when citizens had to run
to the country's capital for minor paperwork has ended,
by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 21/10/2022), Break
Kathmandu-Centric Federalism, by Prabin Manandhar
(sp 21/10/2022)
Subverting
political federalism : The coalition culture has
sidelined deserving candidates in favour of cronies and
sycophants, by Achyut Wagle (kp 11/10/2022)
Ruling
coalition to begin discussion on provincial
seat sharing (kh 25/09/2022) [It
shows a complete lack of understanding of
federalism when the national level
interferes with the competences of the
provinces and the local level!]
Vision
for development in federal setup : We must get rid of
the misconception that infrastructure development is
just about connectivity. We must focus on creating new
settlements in the rural areas, by Keshav Acharya
(nlt 19/09/2022)
How
about a provincial bank? Lumbini seeks to exercise its
rights under the constitution and open a provincial bank,
by Mahendra P Joshi (kp 18/09/2022)
“Province
should be revoked, and local levels restructured” :
"People still say they will vote for us if we come up
with good plans", interview with Samikshya Baskota,
chirperson of Bibeksheel Sajha Party (kh 24/08/2022)
Seven
years since constitution promulgation local governments
await federal education Act : The federal government has
yet to ready a bill for the law and the term of the
current Parliament is ending in four months with
elections announced for November 20, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/08/2022) [Another
grave failure of the Oli and Deuba governments which
shows the continuing centralisitic mindset!]
Provincial
governments set to end their first terms without
enjoying key rights : Supreme Court’s Constitutional
Bench has been sitting on dozens of petitions relating
to jurisdiction disputes between three tiers of
government, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/08/2022)
Local
Governance In Federal System, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 11/08/2022)
Provincial
poll declaration should be provinces’ prerogative,
observers say : Federalism yet to be embraced in a true
sense with the centralised mindset refusing to go,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/08/2022)
Govt
decides to hold federal, provincial elections on Nov 20
(kh
04/08/2022) [The
right to set an election date in
the provinces lies with the
respective provincial government
and not with the central
government! Nepal is a federal
state! By the way, this also
applies to local elections!]
Federalized
Approach to Transitional Justice Process, by Preeti
Mittal (kh 31/07/2022)
Lawmakers
sound alert on 'anti-federalism voices' raised in
parliament, call for a ban (rn 29/07/2022)
The
center cannot hold : Some tendencies to centralize
powers were expected in the early days of federalism but
its continuation even after five years of completion of
the federalisation process is problematic, by
Yatindra KC (nlt 25/07/2022)
Provincial
ministers pile pressure for police adjustment : They
have met with leaders of the ruling coalition as well as
prime minister after issuing a seven-point declaration
in Janakpur earlier this month, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 20/07/2022)
UML
lawmaker Pal suggests doing away with provinces (kh
12/07/2022) [This demand is
clearly unconstitutional and should have legal
consequences! Not the federal system is the problem, but
the fact that many of the top politicians reject
federalism, secularism and social inclusion, as these
endanger their dominant position!]
Federal
government itself is anti-federal, politicians and
experts say : Panelists concur federalism can never be
strengthened unless the political parties transform
themselves (kp 10/07/2022) [Not
only the government, but all the major political
parties, especially Oli and his CPN-UML as well as the
RPP and its related parties, the latter party having a
totally unconstitutional attitude!]
Federal
government overlooks statute as it wants to oversee
Valley’s security : Nepali Congress and CPN-UML are in
favour while the Maoists are against the proposed
arrangement, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2022)
Nepali
remains lingua franca of all provinces, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 02/07/2022) [It is not
a question of replacing Nepali with another language,
but a second language of the respective province should
be made compulsory, especially for the high-caste elite,
who must finally get away from the mistaken belief that
only their language, religion, culture, etc. represent
Nepal's identity!]
Constricted
devolution of fiscal power : The new leadership at the
local level needs to find ways to boost capital
expenditure, by Achyut Wagle (kp 21/06/2022)
All
provinces present their budgets, targeting economic
recovery : The combined budgets of the seven provinces
for the next fiscal year amount to Rs305.46 billion,
nearly 17 percent higher than the current fiscal year’s
budget, by Pawan Pandey (kp 16/06/2022)
Federal
government handles small bridge projects against the
spirit of federalism : But local road projects will be
handed over to provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 14/06/2022)
The
pace of federalism : Federalism is a new exercise in
Nepal, and it is not unusual for challenges to appear.,
by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 12/05/2022)
Decentralizing
Banking in Federal Nepal : Banks need to revise their
premium rates, mainly for the businesses at the local
level, to ensure financial decentralization in the
federal system, by Bhuvan Dahal (rep 02/05/2022)
First
Five Years of Federalism in Nepal, by Khim Lal
Devkota (rep 25/04/2022) [Yes,
the federal state could be a good political system for
Nepal if the top politicians of the parties finally gave
up their centralist pattern of thinking! Right now they
are again preventing democracy and development on the
local level!]
CM
Pokhrel blames federal curb for province’s failure to
work as per expectation (kh 20/04/2022)
In
search of subnational policies : A large number of
policies are going to remain the same across all
provinces and our development aspirations, for the time
being, will be determined more by federal policies and
institutions than by provincial institutions and
policies, by Yatindra KC (nlt 18/04/2022)
What
ails five-year-old provinces? Provincial governments
were largely non-performers but non-cooperation from
Singha Durbar is to blame, leaders say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 10/04/2022)
Federalism
And Policing: Challenges And Opportunities, by
Shobhakar Budhathoki (sp 08/04/2022)
Building
Strong Foundation For Local Governments Imperative To
Ensure Robust Federalism, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire
(rn 01/04/2022)
Center
should not intervene in federalism to smoothly function:
CM Pandey (kh 22/03/2022)
Feudalism
to Federalism : Districts are obsolete and redundant,
doing away with them will save money and free Nepal of a
centralised mindset (nt 18/03/2022)
Duties
decentralized, resources centralized : Five years since
their election, local governments are still grappling
with legal, budgetary and human resource constraints,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 10/03/2022)
Gaps
pointed out in fiscal federalism (kh 07/03/2022)
“High
time we worked towards strengthening federalism”,
interview with Lal Babu Raut, Chief Minister of Madhesh
Province (kh 04/03/2022)
Revamp
Federal Civil Service, by Khagendra Prawaha (rn
03/03/2022)
Budgetary
woes of local governments : Funds are trickling down to
local bodies. Yet many of them are still unable to carry
out their fiscal duties. Some are struggling to present
their budget on time while others cannot manage their
expenses, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/02/2022)
Federal
spirit in local elections : The parties should let their
subnational organisational entities distribute election
tickets, by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/02/2022)
Low
education standard and equity among key challenges to
promote human capital in Nepal: WB report (rep
10/02/2022) [see corresponding WB
report]
Devolution
of sycophancy : With federalism giving rise to new power
centres, ‘chakari’ culture has taken newer forms, by
Avasna Pandey (kp 06/02/2022)
Power
to the periphery : Local elections in May is a chance to
devolve political power, and allow federalism to
function, by Sonia Awale (nt 04/02/2022)
Provinces,
local units rely heavily on Kathmandu for resources :
Sub-national governments have been forced to compromise
on their autonomy in decision-making due to their
over-reliance for resources on the federal government,
experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/01/2022)
Nepal’s
federal provinces: Missed opportunities, by Thira
Lal Bhusal (ae 06/01/2022)
Training
Academy’s role imperative to implement federalism:
Province Speaker Gharti (kh 05/01/2022)
Their
five-year terms are ending but most local units still
don’t own office buildings : Federal officials blame
lack of funds and unresolved issues at the local level,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/0/2022)
Nepal's
federalism: Time for a review : The first elected local
governments under the federal constitution promulgated
in 2015 are near completion of their five-year tenure,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 04/01/2022)
Government
mulls confining Federal Affairs Ministry to policymaking
: Task of transferring staff to be handed over to
subordinate agencies and the provinces, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 30/12/2021)
Ram
Karki dissents on Prachanda’s dossier, questions the
relevance of federalism (kh 28/12/2021)
Provinces
are in an ‘ugly competition’ to appoint more ministers :
Experts say more ministries means increased
administrative expenses at the cost of development
activities, and call for constitutional curbs, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 26/12/2021)
Increasing
trend of splitting provincial ministries takes the
number to 69 (rep 21/12/2021) [The
focus is not on demand-oriented politics, but on power
politics of the parties oriented towards the allocation
of posts, which is reinforced in view of critical
majorities in the provinces. The idea of federalism
fails because the non-inclusive central elite copies its
behaviour to the provinces.]
Federal
govt empowers local levels (ht 13/12/2021)
Experts
blame centralised governance for instability in the
provinces : Some fear growing aberrations could fuel
public frustrations against federalism, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 18/10/2021)
Internal
income of province should be 50 percent’ (kh
06/10/2021)
Local
bodies want to exercise constitutional rights freely:
Mayor Shrestha (kh 16/09/2021)
Language
Commission recommends province-wise official languages
before government (kh 06/09/2021)
Federalism:
Is It a White Elephant?, by Rajendra Koirala
(rep 03/09/2021) [The problem is not federalism as such, but its
opposition by the self-centred, anti-democratic male
highcaste politicians. It sounds like 1960 when King
Mahendra claimed that Nepal was not made for
democracy!]
How
splits in parties may affect provincial politics, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/08/2021)
Karnali
CM sees need of strengthening federalism for respect to
martyrs (kh 20/08/2021) [The
implementation of federalism and secularism is not only
important for the martyrs, but also for those who live
today and in the future!]
Shift
in political dynamics may lead to oversized governments
in provinces, experts warn : With UML no longer in power
at the centre, provincial governments are also
undergoing shake-ups. But there is a risk of the new
power-sharing deal leading to bloated cabinets, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 14/08/2021) [Under
Article 168 (9), the number of members of a provincial
council of ministers is limited to a maximum of 20 per
cent of the number of MPs in the province, for example,
8 in Karnali Province and 22 in Bagmati Province.]
SEE
results once again show effect of centralised education
system : Federal authorities say local units lack
competency to oversee school education as prescribed by
the constitution, but experts argue that has to be
tested first, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/08/2021)
Indigenous
people worry hard-won gains may be lost : Achievements
made since 1990 are at risk as secularism and federalism
are yet to be institutionalised and recent court ruling
is another challenge, activists say, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 09/08/2021) [The
traditional elite, especially male Bahuns, continue to
control the country, prevent social inclusion and the
development of federalism and secularism, and constantly
demand that the wheel of time be turned back instead,
e.g. Ganga Thapa, Rabindra Mishra, KP Oli, Shashanka
Koirala, etc.], BSP
Chair’s Dangerous Proposal, by Mukunda Raj Kattel
(rn 09/08/2021)
Nepal’s
Unsteady Progress Towards Fiscal Federalism, by
Bishnu Adhikari, Parshuram Upadhyaya, Amol Acharya and
Abhas Ghimire (sp 06/08/2021)
Central
planning versus federalism : The National Planning
Commission is a relic of the centralised planning era of
Panchayat, by Achyut Wagle (kp 03/08/2021)
Govt
preparing to remove chiefs of three provinces (kh
27/07/2021)
Provinces
following Oli’s example of governing through ordinances
: Karnali governed by Maoist Centre-Congress alliance
and Lumbini by UML prorogue provincial assemblies and
introduce new fiscal budgets through ordinances, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/07/2021) [This
is due to the fact that Nepal has party rule rather than
people's rule, particracy instead of democracy!]
Provinces
following Oli’s example of governing through ordinances
Karnali governed by Maoist Centre-Congress
alliance and Lumbini by UML prorogue provincial
assemblies and introduce new fiscal budgets through
ordinances, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [This
is due to the fact that Nepal has party rule rather than
people's rule!]
Oli’s
aversion to federalism and secularism becoming more
apparent : A proposal at UML top panel to review major
achievements of the constitution does not portend well
for the charter which has come under increasing threats,
observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 05/07/2021), Don't
even think about it : Political adventurism to scrap
secularism and federalism will backfire (kp
06/07/2021)
Federal
government continues handling local roads and bridge
projects : Road officials say local governments still
don’t have capacity to implement such projects, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/07/2021) [This is a consequence of the fact that the Oli
government, as the first government elected under the
new constitution, refuses to this day to really
implement federalism!]
'Government
unwilling to implement federalism' (ht 01/07/2021)
Judiciary
in federalism of Nepal: Universally agreed principles
ignored, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (ht 28/06/2021)
Provinces
no different from federal government when it comes to
unproductive spending : Provincial governments often
accuse Kathmandu of hindering their progress but they
have failed to introduce programmes that actually serve
the people, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
18/06/2021) [The bottom line is
that much is also strongly related to the
non-realisation of the federal state and thus the
continued dependencies on the central government,
especially under the Oli government!]
Depending
on handouts : The provinces still rely heavily on fiscal
transfers and revenue sharing (kp 17/06/2021) [This is not what is meant by
federalism! Oli and other leaders continue to stand for
a central state to keep everything under their control!]
Decentralise
SEE and honour statute, experts advise government :
Education experts say the government with a centralised
mindset doesn’t want to lose any of its authority,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/06/202)
All
provinces unveil annual budgets with focus on improving
healthcare : Universal vaccination against Covid-19 is
among the major features of the annual financial plans,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/06/2021)
All
seven provinces are presenting fiscal budget today :
Focuses on COVID-19 control (kh 15/06/2021)
Political
uncertainty puts Nepal’s federal process on a bumpy road
: Confusion created by KP Sharma Oli in Kathmandu
has percolated into the provinces and it endangers
implementation of federalism, experts say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/06/2021)
Things
to do before the budget : Institutional structures at
the federal level should be reduced by at least a
quarter, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 06/05/2021)
Govt
sacks Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Governors : Sita Poudel
and Ganga Prasad Yadav appointed Governors of Gandaki
and Sudurpaschim respectively (kh 03/05/2021)
Central
govt recommended to provide Rs 152.51 billion in fiscal
equalization grants to provincial and local govts for
next FY (rep 22/04/2021)
An
old mindset prevails : Public confidence in federalism
is waning because of the Constituency Development
Programme, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 20/04/2021) [The CDP is an instrument of
political corruption by the non-inclusive male ruling
oligarchy!]
‘Strategic
plan’ hints federal civil service law will be delayed by
around two years In the absence of the law, provinces
have been unable to recruit staff since 2017; The Bill
faced delays after Oli prorogued the House on July 2,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/04/2021) [Oli
and many other central leaders are not interested in
federalism!]
Local
governments say they don’t get enough resources : The
federal government needs to hand over their
constitutional responsibilities as well as staff to
subnational governments, experts say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/04/2021)
Women
representatives in Achham are excluded from
decision-making roles : Most women ward members say the
inclusion policy has only served as a token gesture to
fulfil gender and caste representation requirements at
the local level, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 05/04/2021)
Subnational
level finances : The provinces should enlarge their own
sources and not depend on fiscal transfers only, by
Khim Lal Devkota (kp 29/03/2021) [But
Oli and many other central level politicians don't
really want federalism and decentralisation!]
Provincial,
local governance hit as key law delayed : It has been
more than two years since bill on federal civil service
was registered. But passage of bills has not been a
priority of the House, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/03/2021) [Oli and many other
top politicians are among the most adamant opponents of
federalism and any kind of decentralisation!]
As
chief ministers go troubleshooting for Oli, provincial
governance takes hit : Every time prime minister faces
trouble in the Nepal Communist Party, Pokharel and
Gurung rush to Kathmandu. They are now at the forefront
of efforts to save the party, by Binod Ghimire (kp
07/03/2021) [Federalism Oli's
way! Centralism to keep the Prime Minister in power!]
Three
years of provincial governments : Despite the
challenges, all seven provinces of Nepal have made many
achievements, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 07/03/2021)
Provincialising
instability : Balloting alone can be inadequate to gauge
the aspirations of the people (kp 23/02/2021)
Misreading
the provinces : Attempts to further weaken the
provincial sphere will result in the scrapping of
federalism, by Ajay Das (kp 15/02/2021)
Cabinet
decides to hold Secondary Education Examinations
centrally : The decision is against the spirit of
federalism envisioned in the constitution, provincial
officials say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/02/2021)
Duplication
of works : Rather than creating new institutions at the
village level, the centre should focus its attention on
strengthening the local levels (ht 09/02/2021)
Attack
on federalism unacceptable : It is important for the
Nepali people to raise their voice strongly against this
move, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 07/02/2021)
Lawmaker
Pal advises PM Oli to do away with federalism (kh
05/02/2021) [One cannot simply
change the fundamentals of the constitution, even if Oli
would very much like to do so. Ms Pal should remember :
parliamentarians who had previously sided with the
coup-plotting king were expelled from parliament in 2005
when the latter was reinstalled!]
Federal
ministry calling shots in school projects irks local
governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/01/2021)
Letting
provinces hold grade 10 exams is just delegation of
administrative task, experts say : Until provincial
governments are allowed to prepare their own curricula,
there is no devolution of powers as per a federal
dispensation, they argue, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/01/2021)
Dissolution
of House of Representatives sends shock waves through
provincial governments : Chief ministers of some
provinces set to lose majority in the provincial
assembly, destabilising their governments (kp
23/12/2020)
A
better way to ensure accountability : A single
Integrated Financial Management Information System needs
to be implemented, by Prakash Maharjan (kp
13/12/2020)
Federal
government to co-finance development projects in
provinces, local levels : Project with a minimum cost of
one billion rupees for province, 500 million rupees to
be co financed; project must be completed within five
years (rep 10/12/2020)
Power
sharing cases pile up at constitutional bench :
Constitutional experts say devolution of power between
various tiers of government has been hampered due to
bench’s failure to issue verdicts, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 09/12/2020)
Province
2 govt files writ at SC against central govt’s
‘intervention’ (kh 03/12/2020),
Province 2 takes federal government to court : ‘Centre
shouldn’t interfere in province matters’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 04/12/2020)
Judicial
Committees working as local courts, by Bimal Prasad
Pokhrel (kh 28/11/2020)
Provincial
public service commissions yet to hire staff for
short-handed agencies : Lumbini and Bagmati provinces
have only recently issued vacancy announcements, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/11/2020
Why
is the bureaucracy so inept? The pace of
decentralisation is slow, and the administrative culture
is not performance-oriented, by Shankar Man Singh
(kp 20/11/2020)
Reassessing
federalism in Nepal (ht 20/11/2020)
Fiscal
transfers for what? The laws related to grant
distribution have not defined and clarified the concept
of expenditure needs, by Khimlal Devkota (kp
15/11/2020)
वित्तीय
संघीयतामा अनुदानको औचित्य : जहाँ धेरै मानिस बस्छन् वा
धेरै गरिब छन्, त्यस्ता स्थानमा प्रतिव्यक्ति अनुदान बढी
चाहिन्छ । ठूलो भूगोल भएको ठाउँमा प्रतिवर्गकिमि अनुदान
धेरै आवश्यक पर्छ [Justification of grants in
financial federalism : In places where many people live or
are very poor, more per capita grants are needed. Grants
per square kilometer are very much needed in places with
large geography., by Khim Lal Devkota (ka 10/11/2020)
Practicality
of federalism : How long before it is fully functional?,
by Dinesh Pant (ht 09/11/2020)
Decision
not to call Nepal a federal democratic republic is an
attack on the system, experts say : The government’s
recent decision to refer to the country just as ‘Nepal’
is unconstitutional and against the spirit of
federalism, they argue, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod
Ghimire (kp 06/11/2020)
Centre’s
approval must for MoU between local levels, foreigners
(ht 06/11/2020) [After all, the
Federal Republic of Nepal is still a centralised state,
says HM Oli! All power is vested in the PM and emanates
from him!]
Somehow,
federalism rightly flagged up : There is no convincing
reason for the government to take so many irrational
decisions, by Achyut Wagle (kp 30/10/2020)
Leaders’
centralised mindset challenge to federalism : Several
laws essential for a functional federal system have
still not been endorsed by the federal parliament,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/10/2020) [These
so-called "leaders", as which they see themselves, have
never wanted a federal system. The central state serves
their personal interests based on patriarchal Hindu
thinking much better!]
Demarcating
Functions In Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn
22/10/2020)
संघीयताको
खर्च व्यवस्थापनका केही उपाय, by Khim Lal Devkota (ka
21/10/2020)
Karnali
crisis resolution another example of anti-federalism
approach, politicians and experts say : Provincial
leaders question the value of elected people’s
representatives if the ruling party leadership’s
diktat from Kathmandu matters above all, by
Anil Giri (kp 19/10/2020)
Implementing
Federalism In True Spirit, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
17/10/2020)
Strengthening
federalism : Intergovernmental relationships are to be
refined through experience and practice, not directed by
laws, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 15/10/2020)
CDOs
riding roughshod over provincial governments : Even the
chief minister has to seek the consent of the CDO,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 04/10/2020) [Federalism
only on paper, if at all!]
NCP
undermines spirit of federalism, again, as it ‘decides’
for Province 5 : Oli and Dahal may have taken the
decision in a bid to placate some leaders in the
party but in doing so, they have trampled upon the
constitution, experts say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
03/10/2020), Rs
4.2 million was spent to name Province 5 and its capital
but the job was finally done at the direction of NCP
chairmen : The committee spent Rs 1.8 million on its
India tour and Rs 11 million to pay three experts,
by Binod Pariyar (rep 03/10/2020)
Fearing
backlash, provinces other than Province 2 are not
fighting for their rights : They must follow the example
of Province 2 and demand the authority guaranteed
by the constitution, or else it will be a historical
failure on their part, analysts say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 27/09/2020), Police
force adjustment : Province 2 threatens to knock Supreme
Court door (ht 27/09/2020)
The
‘f’ word : Whether it is called federalism or whatever,
true devolution improves governance, especially during
the pandemic (nt 25/09/2020)
Towards
provincial fiscal autonomy : Nepal remains a framework
wherein the key revenue sources rest with the federal
government, by Ankshita Chaudhary (ht 14/09/2020)
How
a pandemic law would have helped fight the virus and
strengthened federalism : Nepal has resorted to the
six-decade-old Infectious Disease Act, which does not
talk about people’s rights, but empower bureaucrats to
punish citizens, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 07/09/2020)
How
politicians’ chopper rides to disaster-hit areas flies
in the face of spirit of federalism : Leaders and
ministers’ penchant for flying to different parts of the
country in the name of rescue and relief is reminiscent
of the days when the country was under a unitary system,
by Anil Giri (kp 05/09/2020) [Nepal is a federal state in name only. Central
politicians and parties are doing everything to ensure
that this does not change!]
Karnali
suffers in absence of senior officials as centre
transfers them frequently : Two-fifths of the
bureaucratic positions remain vacant and with the
Federal Civil Servant Act still not in place, the
province can’t start appointing civil servants on its
own, by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 04/09/2020)
Federal
government takes charge of small road and bridge
projects defying spirit of federalismNew projects are
added to government programmes every year largely under
pressure from politicians, officials say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 29/08/2020), Federal
government injecting budget into district hospitals
without proper study : The hospitals identified by the
federal government as corona-specific hospitals are in
no condition to be upgraded immediately for the
treatment of coronavirus patients, health officials say,
by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 29/08/2020)
Kathmandu’s
delay in enacting umbrella laws holds back
implementation of federalism: Without relevant federal
legislation in place, provincial governments feel
stymied to introduce their own laws to function
independently as the constitution envisions, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 24/08/2020)
Federal
transgressions and the pandemic : The federal government
is overstepping its constitutional jurisdiction in the
name of the Covid-19 response, by Anurag Acharya (kp
24/08/2020)
Empowering
chief district officers in Covid-19 fight tramples upon
the spirit of federalism, experts say: Amid criticism
for its failure to contain coronavirus spread, the Oli
administration has ignored provincial and local
governments and granted powers to the district
administration offices to issue prohibitory orders,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20(ß8/2020)
Neglect
of fiscal commission puts Nepal’s federal project in
jeopardy, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 07/08/2020)
Transition
in crisis: COVID-19 and federalisation in Nepal, by
Ian Payne (rep 24/07/2020)
Strengthening
The State Government, by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/06/2020)
Provincial
govts to present budget today (ht 15/06/2020), Provinces
table budget for upcoming fiscal, by Umesh Poudel
(ht 16/06/2020), Provinces
announce budgets with strong focus on health and
employment: Most provinces have reduced the size of
their budgets and earmarked significant amounts to
health infrastructure and job creation alongside
austerity measures, by Sangam Prasain and Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 16/06/2020)
House
of correction: The federal government needs to work in
coordination with other subgovernments (kp
29/04/2020)
Nepal
Police in federalism: Political interference,
bureaucratic meddling, and favoritism inside the police
organization have perverted leadership succession and
affected organizational integrity, by Shreya Paudel
and Samar SB Rana (rep 19/04/2020)
The
police and federal restructuring: There is a need to use
federalism as an opportunity to address longstanding
security sector reform issues, by Samar SJB Rana (kp
15/04/2020)
Stepping
into the crisis: The Covid-19 crisis will be a litmus
test of Nepal’s fledgeling federal system, by Anurag
Acharya (kp 10/04/2020))
Health
and federalism: The federal government must work in
tandem with the provincial and local governments (kp
08/04/2020)
Centralised
Bureaucracy In Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rn 26/03/2020)
Ownership,
jurisdiction of rivers to be divided (ht 13/03/2020)
Issues
Of Cooperative Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn
05/03/2020)
Municipalities
still heavily dependent on federal grants: Report:
Experts say despite the dependence, local governments
have raised more money than in the past, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 28/02/2020)
Conflict
is brewing between ruling party and provincial and local
governments, say leaders: Heads of government do not
seem to want to consult with the Nepal Communist Party’s
provincial committees, despite a directive from the
central committee, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
17/02/2020)
Provincial
governments’ capital expenditures abysmally low:
Mid-term Budget Review: Capital expenditures of Karnali
and Province 2 stand at just 3.8 percent in the first
half of the current fiscal year, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 16/02/2020)
Two
years of federalism: Fixing the foundation, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 15/02/2020)
Key
Issues In Fiscal Relations, by Mukti Rijal (rn
13/02/2020)
The
local units will decide which schools should get state
grants, not the president: Office of the President is
envisioned to have a largely ceremonial role, not an
executive one (kp 07/02/2020)
WB
report says capacity building key to implementation of
federalism (ht 31/01/2020))
The
federalisation of corruption: Corruption has seeped into
every tier of government. But to sustain the federal
system, it must be eradicated, by Achyut Wagle (kp
21/01/2020)
Province
1 government opposes Centre’s move to build roads in
state: Provincial, local governments say the federal
government’s guideline regarding the construction of
connecting road infrastructure infringes upon their
rights, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 21/01/2020)
Despite
federalism and local elections, power still resides in
the hands of a few: The political parties continue to
function in a pyramid model where a handful of leaders
at the top make decisions on behalf of a vast majority,
analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/01/2020)) [Federalism is still not really
implemented: Neither government nor opposition want it!]
Local
and provincial governments have been allowed to draft
laws fixing jail terms and fine in civil offences:
Authorities must ensure that such laws do not contradict
federal laws and they should not be misused, experts say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/01/2020)
‘Government
jeopardising federal republic’ (ht 14/01/2020)
Provincial
and local governments barred from signing aid agreements
with foreign donors: New standards on foreign aid
endorsed by the Cabinet last week make Centre’s role
necessary in accessing resources, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/12/2020))
Composite
Unity In Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn 02/01/2020)
Growing
pains of an ad hoc country: The shift to federalism was
not meant to be smooth but Nepali society made the
choice on its own, by Shreya Paudel (kp 31/12/2019)
Fruit
of federalism: Local governments must improve their
spending capacity and administrative skills so that all
the local units can generate more resources for
themselves (ht 26/12/2019)
Local
units face shortage of office space, but federal help
not forthcoming: The federal government is still in the
planning phase of developing building designs and
standards, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/12/2019)
Against
constitution and Education Act, Kathmandu is hell-bent
on holding grade 10 exams on its own, officials say: The
statute promulgated more than four years ago authorises
local governments to manage school education, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 18/12/2019) [Long
live the authoritarian central state!]
Provincial
and local governments told to accept foreign aid only
after centre's approval: The Ministry of Federal Affairs
and General Administration issued a circular last week
about the Cabinet’s decision on the matter, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/12/2019) [Forget the democratic and decentralised federal
state! Long live the centralised Bahun controlled state!]
Health
systems in federal Nepal: Challenges and Opportunities:
The coordination between the three levels of government
must be seamless, by Heem Sunder Shakya (kp
15/12/2019)
SC
stays centre’s decision to bring Province 2 forest under
its domain; National forest projects under provincial
govt: Petitioner, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/12/2019)
Female
deputy speakers of various provinces complain of being
given rights, but no responsibilit: The task of the
deputy speaker is to run the house in the speaker’s
absence but the position doesn’t allow one to take
decisions independently, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp
11/12/2019)
An
experiment in identity-based federalism: CM Lalbabu Raut
has the opportunity and duty to deliver good governance
to his people so that they don’t feel alienated anymore,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 21/11/2019)
State
of local governance: Federalism is as much about
devolution of political rights as it is about
development rights. Delivery of basic services is now
the responsibility of the local governments, by
Biswo Poudel (rep 18/11/2019)
For
Nepal to thrive, federalism must work: History should
have taught us by now that a top-down, Kathmandu-centric
approach to development will not work, by Niranjan
Mani Dixit (kp 14/11/2019)
Education
Ministry issues circular, asking local governments to
stop teacher hiring: Local governments say the move
infringes upon their constitutional mandate, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 13/11/2019) [Another
grave violation of the constitution by the anti-federal
Oli government!]
Centre
owes local levels Rs 56bn royalty: Lack of coordination
between govt agencies proving costly, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 13/11/2019)
Oli
to decide on Cabinet reshuffle by the end of the week:
At least eight sitting ministers and two provincial
chief ministers are likely to be relieved of their
current positions, party insiders say, by Tika R
Pradhan Anil Giri (kp 12/11/2019) [In
a federal state, the central government should have no
right to interfere in the staffing of a provincial
government!]
The
problems Nepal faces in implementing federalism: To
successfully complete the transition, the country has to
focus on economic policy and border security, by
Saurav Raj Pant (kp 10/11/2019)
Bill
seeks to transfer mgm't of prisons to provinces, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 09/11/2019)
Education
policy to empower provinces to appoint teachers (rep
09/11/2019)
Provinces
set to finally get a role in regulating national and
foreign non-government organisations: Social Welfare
Council has drafted a coordination mechanism policy
among the three tiers of the government, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 08/11/2019)
President,
acting on Cabinet decision, removes governors of all
seven provinces: While the Oli administration’s decision
is constitutionally sound, it is politically
authoritarian, constitutional experts say, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 04/11/2019), Governors
of all seven provinces sacked, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 04/11/2019), Government
picks new governors after sacking Deuba-period
appointees: President Bhandari will administer oath of
office to new governors on Tuesday; The nominees of
senior leader Nepal were rejected by the secretariat
meeting, by Tilak R. Pradhan (kp 05/11/2019), The
way the provincial governors have been removed is not
illegal, but it’s wrong: All seven governors were
ejected in a totally unexpected move (kp
05/11/2019), All
seven provinces get new heads: President Bidhya Devi
Bhandari likely to swear them in today (ht
05/11/2019),
Unfortunate
dismissal: The government has set a bad precedent by
sacking the governors appointed by the previous
government (ht 05/11/2019)
Confusion
in local governments threatens to derail federal
government’s total literacy plan: Singha Durbar aims to
achieve total literacy in the country by July 2021,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/11/2019)
Building
blocks to peace: Government, civil society and the media
all have a stake in Nepal’s new federal journey. They
must trust each other and collaborate for sustained
peace, by Anurag Acharya (kp 24/10/2019)
Foreign
Ministry to deploy officers to all provinces to ensure
provincial officials abide by diplomatic code: The move
follows criticism that chief ministers and ministers
were holding meetings with foreign diplomats and
dignitaries without informing the ministry, by Anil
Giri (kp 20/10/2019)
Villages
become vibrant while headquarters wear deserted looks,
by Sarita Shrestha and Himnath Devkota (rep 20/10/2019)
Constitutional
bench of Supreme Court repeals provincial laws for the
first time: The legislation, related to salaries that
local representatives were receiving, contradicted the
constitution, according to the bench, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 19/10/2019), SC
halts salaries of local level office bearers:
‘Parliament should correct the contradiction in the
constitution’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 19/10/2019)
CIAA
bars local governments from appointing teachers on their
own: All local governments informed about the views of
anti-graft body, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
17/10/2019) [One of so many
problems by the failed implementation of the federal
state!]
Conflict
Over Natural Resources, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
14/10/2019)
Provincial
government, local bodies clash over revenue sharing
(ht 05/10/2019)
Federalism
Study Centre established (ht 04/10/2019)
Provinces
are still stuck in slow gear in forming public service
commissions: Delay in forming institutional setup may
hamper recruitment of staff at provinces and local level
through the provincial commissions, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 30/09/2019)
Call
to form local and provincial bodies to fight human
trafficking: Once limited to some districts, human
trafficking has now become a nationwide menace, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/09/2019)
Centre
for Education threatens to cut student facilities if
public schools don’t update student data: Local
governments say they have been unable to update the data
as they lack administrative staff, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 24/09/2019) [This
anti-federal government and administration will never
understand and implement the principles of federalism!],
The
federal government should let local governments take
care of education: Respective governments need to work
within the parameter of their jurisdiction to make sure
that innocent children do not suffer unnecessarily
(kp
Ineffective
Constitutional Bench will hamper implementation of
constitution and federalism, experts say: Legal experts
say there is a need to create a separate constitutional
court to deal with disputes, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
24/09/2019)
Women
are suffering due to a lack of doctors at district
hospitals: The entire healthcare sector suffers from
staff and funding shortages—and the slow implementation
of federalism (kp 23/09/2019)
Parliament
prorogued without endorsing laws critical to federalism:
Four years since constitution promulgation, the
government has failed to endorse laws that are necessary
for federalism to function as envisioned, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 20/09/2019)
Making
States Effective, by Mukti Rijal (rn 19/09/2019)
Lack
of necessary laws leaves local government helpless: With
no laws in place, the local government in Province 5 is
failing to work effectively in various
sectors—particularly forest and land management, by
Amrita Anmol (kp 17/09/2019)
Centralisation
of power reflected in drinking water projects: Move to
bring 700 drinking water projects under federal
government tramples upon provincial jurisdiction,
province officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/09/2019)
Lawmaker
demands to resolve ‘border dispute’ between Province 1
and 2: Lawmaker Narayan Bahadur Magar said there was a
border dispute over a plot of land that falls in both
Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality and Katari Municipality
of Udayapur district, by Binu Timsina (kp
13/09/2019)
Two
offices of Road Department award separate contracts for
the same road: Department officials say such duplication
may happen due to lack of clear demarcation of
jurisdictions among the centre, province and local govt,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/09/2019)
MPs
wonder why govt is letting dengue spread: Local level
reps claim they lack: budget, manpower to do needful,
by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 09/09/2019)
Agencies
struggle to justify their existence with not much to do
under federal set-up: The federal government has
retained many agencies deemed redundant, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 03/09/2019)
Province
2 chief attorney seeks amendment to the constitution,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/09/2019)
SC
jolt for govt on Sagarnath Forest: Stays decision to
bring it under the federal government’s jurisdiction,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 31/08/2019)
Federal
government’s reluctance to devolve power is reflected in
small development projects: Unitary mindset and
politicians’ interest in road and bridge projects are
defeating the purpose of federalism, experts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/08/2019)
SC
issues show cause notice to six provinces (ht
24/08/2019)
PM
calls for strengthening FDR system, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 21/08/2019) [PM Oli's
politics that favours continued central control has been
one of the greatest obstacles for implementing
federalism!!]
Petition
filed against laws of six provinces (ht 20/08/2019)
Province
3 government objects federal government’s bill that
interferes its jurisdiction: Provincial Minister
Jammakattel argued that the federal
government-introduced bill was meaningless as the
provincial government has already formulated laws
regarding vehicle and transportation management act,
by Subash Bidari (kp 16/08/2019)
Public
school teachers launch protests demanding the federal
government should manage them: Local government in
response says the centre cannot take the move, citing it
unconstitutional, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/08/2019)
House
endorses two crucial bills related to police force,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/08/2019), A
step forward: The two police bills, enacted by the Lower
House, give the provinces power to mobilise their own
police forces independently (ht 13/08/2019)
Four
provinces still struggling to fix their capitals, names
(rep 12/08/2019)
Federalism
might fail: Leaders whom we entrusted infant federalism
have limited vision or skills as to how they will
nurture the new system. They are running the show like
they did under constitutional monarchy, by Kshitiz
Khanal (rep 11/08/2019)
‘Province
2 won’t accept FPSC-recruited staff, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 11/08/2019)
Mind
your own business: The federal government needs to stick
to its jurisdiction and let the provincial governments
enjoy their authority over certain things (kp
05/08/2019)
Politicians’
self-centred attitude could put federalism in peril, say
experts: Public post holders are increasing their pay
and perks instead of spending more on public goods,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/08/2019)
On
a collision course? Legal battle likely to intensify
between provinces and Kathmandu: They say Province 2
move to challenge federal government’s bid to infringe
upon its jurisdiction is an important step, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 04/08/2019)
Restructure
SSDP: In line with federalism, by Hari Prasad Lamsal
(ht 01/08/2019)
Flint,
federalism and way forward: Shun centralised mindset,
by Sajal Mani Dhital (ht 30/07/2019)
New
recruits for local levels: Ground for conflict; In our
country where decision-making has been long centralised
with the political, administrative and technical elite
at the helm of affairs, genuine devolution of power is
still a problem regardless of the federal polity, by
Mukti Rijal (ht 24/07/2019)
Provincial
govts ill-prepared to tackle disasters (rep
21/07/2019) [This has much to do
with the anti-federal policy of the central government!],
Provincial
responsibilities: Role of provinces in disaster risk
reduction (rep 22/07/2019)
MoHA
to continue performance contract (ht 19/07/2019) [Under the federal system, the
performance of district administration should be the
exclusive task of the provincial administration!]
Provinces
say federal government is in bid to control provincial
security operations: Police adjustment bill, passed by a
House committee, is yet another attempt to
centralise power, provincial ministers say, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 16/07/2019) [The
Oli govt neither wants federalism nor does it understand
how federalism works!]
Centre
refuses to devolve authority to provinces: Province 3
minister says Kathmandu has refused to share powers with
the government in Hetauda, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
15/07/2019) [In grave violation
of the constitution, the central politicians prevent the
implementation of federalism at any cost!]
WB
renews $100m support for fiscal federalism, public
financial management (ht 13/07/2019)
Centre
plans to build the capacity of provincial and local
governments: Officials say the $130-million project will
be implemented from early next fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/07/2019)
Provinces
ready to hold secondary education examination next year:
Federal government is still undecided about delegating
the authority, by Binod Gimire (kp 02/07/2019) [Central politicians are not
interested in implementing federalism!]
Federal
government’s plan to hire staff for provinces hits a
snag: Controversy over recruitment of employees at the
local level has halted the plan, officials say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/06/2019)
Government
employees desert provincial and local governments after
adjustment: Karnali Province faces a precarious
situation of losing services of most of the employees at
its local units, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/06/2019)
Legal
Pluralism At Local Level, by Mukti Rijal (rn
20/06/2019)
Nothing
new to offer: The provincial budgets are a mere copy of
the federal budget with unrealistic goals, by
Chandan Sapkota (kp 19/06/2019)
Delay
in deciding names and capitals of four provinces raises
concerns over federalism implementation: Experts say
provincial assemblies should make independent
decisions and not wait for orders from leaders in
Kathmandu, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/06/2019)
Local
units suffer as federal and provincial governments spar
over staff hiring: Municipality and rural municipality
representatives say lack of employees has affected
service delivery, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/06/2019)
Province
govts unveiling budgets totaling Rs 250 bn today
(rep 16/06/2019)
Making
Federalism Work, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
15/06/2019)
In
filling public sector jobs, the government is making
mistakes: It keeps forgetting about federalism and
inclusiveness, by Deepak Thapa (kp 13/06/2019)
Instead
of encouraging provinces, federal government went
ahead with staff recruitment: Provincial
government officials and experts say the entire
approach to staff hiring for the local level was
flawed, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/06/2019)
Poverty
Alleviation Fund may get new lease of life: Critics say
the move will be against the spirit of federalism and
could create confusion and conflict with local
governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/06/2019)
‘Centre
biggest hurdle to federalism’ (ht 09/06/2019)
States
Defy Central Control, by Mukti Rijal (rn 06/06/2019)
Worry
over lack of coordination as state and local governments
gear up for budget: Local government representatives say
more discussions required to avoid duplication of
projects and resources, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/06/2019)
Move
to hire staff for local units irks provincial
governments: Province representatives say such actions
are against the spirit of federalism, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/06/2019)
‘Federalism
incorporated sans comprehensive discussion’,
interview with Lok Raj Baral (ht 03/06/2019)
CM
Raut condemns centre’s move to hire civic staff (ht
01/06/2019)
Federal
government reduces the budget for provincial
governments: Finance minister announces Rs99.85b for
next fiscal against Rs 113.43b in the current fiscal,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/05/2019) [Continued
recentralisation of a state that had been hopeful to
become a federal republic!]
Renewed
recourse to recentralisation: Unless the centre devolves
power, federalism cannot be exercised in its true sense,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 28/05/2019)
Confusion
grips three tiers of government over division of
royalties from natural resources: The National Natural
Resources and Fiscal Commission is working on a
formula for royalty sharing but no clear modality
has been found yet, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/05/2019) [One of the numerous
failures of the Oli government!]
Standards
for transfer of development projects finalized:
Standards define the basis for jurisdiction of projects
for three layers of government (rep 26/05/2019)
Limits
set on internal loans for provincial and local
governmentsSeven provinces can raise Rs 8.76 billion
each and 754 local units can raise Rs 9.57 billion, the
National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission says,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/05/2019)
Oli
makes yet another remark that contradicts the spirit of
federalism: Local government representatives say either
the statute has to be amended or prime minister should
stop making such comments, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/05/2019) [Such
unconstitutional statements are not lapses! It is time
for the PM to be taught through the legal process that
the executive must also respect the constitution!]
‘Bring
budget to coordinate three tiers of govt’, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 21/05/2019)
Project
selection process hindered in provinces with
Centre tight-lipped on its schemes, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 18/05/2019)
Disputes
galore over jurisdictions of federal and local
governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/05/2019)
Keep
aside budget for consolidating federalism: MPs, by
Jagdishor Panday (kp 13/05/2019)
Scan
bills that curtail rights of sub-national govts: Speaker,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/05/2019)
NA
gets report on implementation of federalism (ht
11/05/2019)
House
panel directs govt to ready federal laws at the earliest
(rep 11/05/2019) [This would
meant at least one year agao!]
Federalism,
rule of law and the judiciary: The Constitution alone
cannot reshape a culture that accepts impunity, backroom
deals and horse-trading as normal, by George
Varughese and Iain Payne (nt 10/05/2019)
‘Teachers’
appointment only through TSC’ (ht 09/05/2019) [??]
Planning
In Federal Set Up, by Mukti Rijal (rn 09/05/2019)
Municipalities
demand scrapping of KVDA, by Sonam Lama (rep
09/05/2019)
Name
provinces, fix capitals (rep 08/05/2019), Linger
no more: The delay in naming the provincial capital is
keeping the people in a state of confusion
and preventing the govt from investing in
infrastructure (ht 09/05/2019)
Dahal
hints at toppling Province 2 government (ht
01/05/2019), Dahal’s
warning
to topple Province 2 government draws criticism: Leaders
and experts say such remarks are against spirit of
federalism, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [Neither
the central government nor the co-chairman of a
political party has the right to interfere in the
affairs of a federal province. The central political
leaders obviously lack any understanding of federalism!]
Empower
minorities:
It is the constitutional duty of the three tiers of
government to protect the language and culture of the
marginalised communities (ht 29/04/2019)
Federal
government
shows no signs of devolving power, chief ministers say:
Province representatives least convinced by prime
minister’s promise at inter-state council meeting,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/04/2019)
Scientific
land use: Gateway to prosperity, by Santosh Paudel
(ht 26/04/2019)
Nepal’s
pseudo-federalism: Leaders and bureaucrats do not want
to give up the power they have been holding, by
Kunja Rai (kp 25/04/2019)
New
bill deprives provinces of right to prosecute
criminals, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/04/2019)
Centre’s
decision to recruit teachers on its own further deepens
dispute with local level, by Binod Ghimire (kp
24/04/2019)
The
binds that tie: Intergovernmental collaboration a must
if we want to make federalism work (kp 24/04/2019)
Enact
umbrella
laws: The umbrella laws required for the creation of
provincial structures, including the Provincial Judicial
Service Commission, should be enacted as early as
possible (ht 22/04/2019), Aid
for empowerment: Building capacity of LGs, by
Prakash Paudel (ht 22/04/2019), Centre
has not internalised federalism, says CM Poudel (ht
22/04/2019)
Federal
and local governments row over appointment of teachers,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/04/2019)
PM-led
Coordination Council to address problems among tiers of
government (ht 17/04/2019)
Getting
Federalism
Right In Nepal: For effectively channelizing the federal
system in Nepal, the role of institutions is going to be
crucial, by Atul K Thakur (sp 19/04/2019)
Inter-government
dialogue: For federalism without conflict, by Har
Govinda Pandey (ht 11/04/2019)
The
Centralist Mind-set, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/04/2019)
Keep
fiscal
order: Easy fiscal transfers are likely to increase the
dependency of the local governments on the centre
instead of trying to raise revenue to finance their
expenditure (ht 10/04/2019)
Finance
Committee to discussbudget policies in each province
(rep 09/04/2019)
Plan
to manage public vehicles puts authorities on collision
course, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/04/2019)
Past
agendas
likely to dominate second Inter-State Council meet: The
meeting, which is slated to take place in the last week
of April, will look to settle the same set of issues
concerning devolution of authority, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/04/2019), CMs
advise PM to avoid project duplication (ht
05/04/2019)
Federalism
has led many civil servants in Achham to work sans
payment, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 04/04/2019) [The
reason is not federalism, but the indecision and
incompetence of the central government to implement it!]
Kudos
with caution: The provincial governments were not given
much space at the investment summit, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 02/04/2019)
Local
govts disobeying central govt, by Devendra Basnet
(rep 01/04/2019) [This has to do
with the failure of the central govt to introduce clear
regulations on power sharing and responsibilities under
the federal system! The decisions mentioned in this
article should be under the responsibility of the local
govt because the central govt has no idea of the local
situation!!]
Let
provincial
government hold remaining SEE exams: Experts; The
Ministry of Education cancelled the rest of the exams on
Friday after a series of paper leaks, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 31/03/2019)
Eight
months into the fiscal year, local governments have yet
to present budget, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
24/03/2019)
Province
2
to have its own officials ‘to check’ chief district
officers’ authority: The move is likely to deepen
province-Centre conflict, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
11/03/2019)
Local
units want revision in federal bills: Representatives
say some provisions encroach upon their constitutional
authority, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/03/2019)
Bills
to
strengthen federalism stuck as end of winter session
looms: Provinces need these documents to frame laws on
civil servants, peace and security, public commission
and police, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/03/2019)
‘Federal
govt attempting to centralise powers’ (ht
24/02/2019), ‘Political
leadership is responsible for problems in
implementing federalism’, interview with
Gandaki Province Chief Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung (ht
25/02/2019)
‘Centre
shouldn’t control provincial, local govts’, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 22/02/2019)
Chief
ministers press for devolution of power: Provincial
leaders blame federal government for held-up state
affairs, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2019)
Provincial
governments blame center for their poor performance
(rep 17/02/2019)
No
looking back: There has to be pluralism and inclusion in
federalism which are its primary values, by Rajaram
Bartaula (kp 15/02/2019)
SEE
starting from March 24: NEB to conduct exam this time
too (ht 14/02/2019) [Not
NEB, but the provinces are responsible in the federal
system!]
Lawmakers
criticise
home minister over Police Bill: Parliamentarians, mostly
from ruling parties, question if the government in
Kathmandu is acting against federalism, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 13/02/2019) [In this
case you should vote against its implementation!],
Move
to empower CDOs draws flak: Ruling, opposition MPs call
it a ploy to weaken provincial police, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 13/02/2019), MPs
slam police bill for making CDO more powerful than CM
(rep 13/02/2019)
Report:
Lack of federal laws hits provincial, local governments;
Centre’s lack of urgency upsets provincial governments,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/02/2019), ‘Provincial,
local governments reluctant to formulate laws’ (ht
13/02/2019)
Federal
government transferring projects from provinces (rep
12/02/2019)
CDOs
still powerful under federal setup, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 10/02/2019), Phase
out:
Govt’s bid to push its way through the Parliament to
strengthen the role of the CDO is against the spirit of
federalism (ht 12/02/2019)
Bill
on civil servants’ transfer against federalism, say
lawmakers (ht 09/02/2019), Civil
servant bill imperils future of federalism: CMs, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 09/02/2019)
Name
and headquarters: Provinces scramble to reconcile
differing views, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 09/02/2019)
Lack
of legal clarity hinders local bodies’ performance,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 05/02/2019)
Alleyway
to
Beijing: Centralization of all authority in Baluwatar
continues unchallenged. Federalism is slowly being
turned into a farce. Fundamental freedoms are being
curtailed in insidious ways, by CK Lal (rep
04/02/2019)
Handover
delay in peak season stalls more than 1,000 road
projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/02/2019) [Anti-federal government politics!]
In
education, Kathmandu wants to hold sway over local
governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/02/2019) [This is typical for the
anti-federalist central elite!]
Bill
giving sweeping powers to CDOs tabled, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 29/01/2019) [RIP
federalism!]
Federalism:
An opportunity not to delay, by Upendra Raj
Bhattarai (ht 29/01/2019)
Police
and internal security bills: Province 2 CM Raut
threatens street protest (ht 27/01/2019)
Government
decentralises its housing programme (ht 24/01/2019)
Saving
federalism: Growing public disenchantment may lead the
country to another political ‘accident’, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 23/01/2019)
Making
governance work: Federalism has the opportunity, by
Prem Sharma (ht 21/01/2019)
Kathmandu,
provinces at odds over security arrangements: Provinces
say centralised mindset defeats the purpose of
federalism, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/01/2019), Share
power:
The way the umbrella bill on the Nepal Police has been
designed will weaken the provinces when it comes to
maintaining law and order (ht 16/01/2019)
New
bill lets federal government lord over provincial police,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/01/2019)
NCP
chief whip opposes new bill: Says it tips the balance of
power heavily in favour of federal govt, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 14/01/2019)
Panel
calls
for halting college affiliation until new laws are in
place: Acts in need to define jurisdiction of provincial
and federal governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/01/2019)
Provinces
to
appoint police up to DSP: Schedule 6 of constitution
gives provincial governments exclusive right to
oversee their security affairs, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 07/01/2019) [The
anti-federal government is above law and constitution!]
Legal
contradictions put local levels in a fix (ht
07/01/2019)
Kathmandu,
provinces
differ on CDO’s role: According to the bill, the chief
district officer reports the law and order situation to
the Federal Home Ministry and provincial Internal
Affairs Ministrye, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/01/2019) [Obviously, central
government thinking never dies out!]
Province
2 ready to retaliate if federal govt obstructs
exercising constitutional rights: CM Raut ,
interview with Chief Minister Mohammad Lalbabu Raut (rep
05/02/2019)
Who
now owns Nepal’s forests? Forest area has nearly doubled
in the past 40 years, raising new questions about who
should manage it under Nepal’s new federal structure,
by Sonia Awale (nt 04/01/2019)
eadline
for
applying for complementary, special grants extended to
mid-Jan: Rs 20 billion allocated for the grants in
Fiscal Year 2018/19 (rep 02/01/2019)
Federal
Affairs
Ministry asks local governments not to enact laws on
their own: Contrary to constitutional provision,
ministry issues circular to 753 local units to consult
with the Centre before formulating any law, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 29/12/2018) [Misunderstanding
of federalism or deliberate disregard of the
constitution? Probably the latter!], ‘Federal
laws must include concerns of local bodies’ (kp
29/12/2018)
Municipalities
want
to manage Annapurna: There is a 3-way tug-o-war between
local, provincial and federal governments to control
Nepal’s showcase conservation project, by Yuvaraj
Shrestha (nt 28/12/2018)
Minister
Pandit in Delhi to study Indian model of federalism,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/12/2018)
Centre,
provinces
agree to adopt fresh timeline: Panel, led by Home
Minister Thapa, recommends new deadline for realisation
of federalism, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
19/12/2018), PM,
chief ministers endorse plan to implement federalism,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 19/12/2018), Timeline
to address demands of provinces endorsed (rep
19/12/2018)
Provincial
ministers,
mayors not happy with their ranking: Elected officials
say the order of precedence is ‘unfair’ considering that
they drive the bureaucratic unit, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 18/12/2018), Forced
seasonal migration causes gender role transformations
(rep 18/12/2018)
Provinces
have achieved only 1.18 percent progress in development
spending in five months (rep 18/12/2018)
In
search of judicial independence: The judicial council
has not addressed the federal aspirations of the people,
by Praveen Kumar Yadav and Mohan Kumar Karna (kp
17/12/2018)
Underperforming
provinces
wantreinforcement: Lack of infrastructure, staff
and experience hindering performance of provincial
governments and their agencies, leaders say at a
gathering (kp 16/12/2018)
20,000
staffers to fall short even after adjustment, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/12/2018)
Local,
provincial govts spending on same project, by
Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 16/12/2018)
Power
to
people: The government should stop vacillating and go
for devolving powers to provincial and local levels with
due urgency, by Manjeet Mishra (rep 13/12/2018)
Centre
initiates
civil servants’ adjustment: The federal government will
fill the vacancies at the provincial and local levels by
adjusting the current pool of staffLaw states that
public official should submit personal property details
within 60 days of assuming office, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 12/12/2018) [Long
live the central state in federal Nepal!]
High-level
panel to resolve states’ concerns, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/12/2018) [Implement
the federal constitution and not the anti-federal wishes
of the political elite!], Five-man
task-force formed to address grievances of provinces
(rep 11/12/2018), Listen
to chief ministers (rep 11/12/2018), Fault
lines in federalism: Unless the concerns of the states
are addressed, stagnancy will prolong (kp
11/12/2018)
Provinces
blame
Kathmandu for dismal spending: The combined budget of
the seven provinces is Rs113.43 billion while their
total spending remains Rs2.36 billion as of December 5,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/12/2018), Chief
ministers to raise issues at inter-state council, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/12/2018), All
chief ministers in Kathmandu with list of demands
(rep 09/12/2018), CMs
complain about lack of laws, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 10/12/2018), Provinces
table grievances at inter-state meet, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/12/2018), Centre
not cooperating: CMs, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
10/12/2018), Projects
to
provinces: That the federal govt has taken control over
projects that were under provinces just doesn’t go well
with the idea of federalism (ht 10/12/2018)
The
reluctant federalist: Excessive centralisation of power
has become a fait accompli of the present federal Nepal,
by Krishna Hachhethu (kp 07/12/2018)
Provinces,
local levels seek larger slices of revenue pie, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/12/2018)
Provinces,
local
units told to apply for special grants by mid-December:
New working procedures pave way for transfer of Rs 20
billion allocated in budget (rep 04/12/2018)
CM
Gurung laments lack of change in mentality (ht
28/11/2018)
Provinces
get their Police Act together: States demand full
authority to handle the force, by Tika R Pradhsn (kp
20/11/2018)
PM
convenes Inter-state Council meet on Dec 9, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 17/11/2018)
Provincial
Public Service Commission picks up speed: Prime
Minister’s Office prepares draft law to establish the
commission, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/11/2018)
Provinces
struggle to decide their names, capitals (rep
15/11/2018)
Provinces
reject centre’s move to recruit new staff, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/11/2018), Provinces
to
act jointly against executive order: Set meeting to
prepare common position on writ to handle police up to
sub-inspector level, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
12/11/2018), Executive
order aimed at ‘limiting provinces’ powers’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 13/11/2018)
Federal
executive
order allows provinces to mobilise police: Provision
will remain in effect until necessary federal laws are
passed; Dissatisfied provincial governments threaten to
enact own police laws, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
07/11/2018) [A democratic state
needs laws, not government orders! The politicians
should work instead of celebrating festivals, Tika
ceremonies, tea parties etc!!]
Ordinance
to
allow ‘voluntary’ adjustment for civil servants: The new
provision is expected to speed up the deployment
of sending necessary human resources to provinces
and local levels (kp 04/11/2018)
Centre
quivers as provinces rush to issue driving licence,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 03/11/2018)
Empower
provinces:
Empowering provinces will mean empowering the people in
decision-making processes, which is in the best interest
of the nation (ht 30/10/2018)
Laws
on
anvil to mend Kathmandu-state ties: The seven provinces,
which are in dire need of laws such as the Police Act,
Public Service Commission Act, and Civil Servants
Adjustment Act for smooth administration, accuse the
federal government of non-cooperation, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 29/10/2018), Inter-provincial
council meeting likely to be held in mid-November,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 29/10/2018)
Provinces
spend less than 5pc of allocated budget, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 29/10/2018)
Executive
order to empower provinces, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
26/10/2018), Work
in tandem: Kathmandu and provinces must work together
rather than against each other (kp 26/10/2018), ‘Only
way to avert centre-province conflicts’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 26/10/2018), Evolving
federalism: Federalism should be a tool to serve the
citizens, not a cause for confrontation between federal
structures (ht 26/10/2018)
Delay
in drafting laws may put federal and provincial govts at
loggerheads, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/10/2018) [The responsibility lies with the
inactive and only babbling central government!]
Dahal
warns CM Raut not to ‘overtake’ federal government,
by Shyam Sundar Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp 24/10/2018)
Provincial
govts enacts laws ahead of center, spawning rift:
Attorney General tells provinces not to jump gun, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 16/10/2018)
Hiring
of civil staff on hold for two months, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 15/10/2018)
‘Central
govt can be sued for acting against spirit of federalism’,
interview with Senior General Secretary of Rastriya Janata
Party-Nepal Jitendra Sonal (ht 15/10/2018)
Federal
system not sustainable, says Mahat (ht 14/10/2018)
Ordinance
plan
to replace staff adjustment Act: Provincial and local
governments are heavily understaffed due to lack
of clear legal provisions on civil servant adjustment,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/10/2018)
Govt
staff deprived of pay due to poor coordination (ht
13/10/2018)
Ministry
tells province govts not to assign civil servants
(rep 13/10/2018)
15th
Periodic Plan: Province governments call for
state-specific plans (kp 13/10/2018)
Amend
vehicle registration process as per provincial system:
Cabinet tells govt (ht 10/10/2018)
Centre
not ready for federalism: CM Pokharel (kp
09/10/2018)
Legal
eagles question relevance of constitutional bench,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 09/10/2018)
The
significance
of the Inter State Council: When provincial and local
disappoint, forums such as ISC become imperative to keep
the ball rolling, by Binay Mishra (kp 08/10/2018)
Saving
federalism: The government of KP Sharma Oli needs to
defeat CK Raut by strengthening federalism and inclusive
nationalism, by Rohit Karki (rep 07/10/2018)
House
panels
issue conflicting directives—at their own peril:
Parliamentary committees, which number 16 at present,
are often found to be making decisions that clash with
each other, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2018)
Implementing
federalism: Civil servants not cooperating: MPs (kp
05/10/2018)
Yadav
smells design against federalism (ht 26/09/2018)
Project-control
issue
stalls 1,500 road works Impasse continues as Kathmandu
controls projects while provincial governments
hold budget (kp 24/09/2018) [Leading
politicians of the central level are still trying to
prevent the implementation of federalism!]
Is
Federalism Falling Into ‘Debt Trap’?, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 23/09/2018)
Federalism’s
birth pangs or death rattle? Navigating the sub-national
landscape a year after the 2017 elections, by Ashray
Bikram Pande and Namit Wagley (nt 21/09/2018)
‘Govt
aiding ‘design’ to make federalism unpopular’ (ht
20/09/2018)
Resources,
local capacity challenges for fiscal federalism: Experts
(rep 19/09/2018)
Local
and provincial governments accused of haphazardly
declaring holidays, by Devendra Basnet and Lokendra
Khanal (rep 18/09/2018)
Power
of Province Governments, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
12/09/2018) [As most leading
politicians, PM Oli still prefers Nepal as a centralised
state!]
Intergovernmental
transfers: Fiscal issues in federalism, by Laxmi
Bilas Koirala (ht 11/09/2018)
Inter-State
Council meeting postponed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
10/09/2018) [PM Oli's opposition
against implementing the federal state?]. PM
cancels meeting with province CMs (ht 10/09/2018), Rift
widens after PM puts off Intergovernmental Council meet
(rep 11/09/2018), Cold-shouldered:
By
cancelling the scheduled meeting with chief ministers,
PM Oli has shown his unwillingness to listen to problems
of the provincial governments (ht 11/09/2018)
Chief
ministers
lament lack of laws, resources: Issue nine-point
recommendations to government; Province governments call
for decentralisation of legislative, financial and
administrative powers to ensure effective governing,
by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 08/09/2018)
Chief
Ministers’ Meeting: Pokhara conclave to mull key issues,
by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 07/09/2018), PM
Oli
calls for Inter-State Council meeting on Sunday: Meeting
is expected to resolve a gamut of issues that provincial
governments have been grappling with, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 07/09/2018), CMs
criticize central govt for depriving them of their
rights, by Bishan Chettri (rep 07/09/2018)
Province
govt accused of ignoring local bodies (ht
06/09/2018)
Fiscal
federalism flux: Current state of confusion is rooted in
several grave clefts created during state-restructuring
process, by Achyut Wagle (kp 05/09/2018)
Bill
bars local units from recruiting civil servants (rep
04/09/2018) [Long live the
non-federal authoritarian central state!], Empty
seats: Shortage of staff at the provincial and local
levels is impairing service delivery (kp 06/09/2018)
Rite
of reform: Federalisation means devolving power from the
Nepal Police’s central command structure to local state
units, by Govind Prasad Thapa (kp 03/09/2018)
‘Uncertainty
looming over implementation of federalism’ (ht
03/09/2018)
Kathmandu,
local
level spar over wealth tax: Municipal Association of
Nepal says the Finance Act for this fiscal year will hit
their revenue collection; The federal government claims
tax on house and the area covered by it, asking local
level to collect land tax elsewhere, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/09/2018)
Nation
of
challenges: There has been a serious breach of norms in
making of provinces. Whose interest were our
parties trying to serve by chopping Province 2 off from
the hills?, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 02/09/2018) [??]
FinMin
says some time needed for fiscal federalism management:
Says too early to expect results from Fiscal Year
2018/19 budget (rep 30/08/2030)
Federal
and provincial govts should know their limits (rep
28/08/2018)
Province
2 law minister padlocks bank for ‘defiance’ (kp
27/08/2018), Center
and provinces in dispute over rights (rep
27/08/2018)
Provincial
administrations reel under staff shortages, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/08/2018)
'Local
taxes are not the consequence of federalism', by
Mahabir Paudyal and Rudra Pangeni (rep 22/08/2018) [No, the current tax chaos is a
consequence of the total inactivity of the government
with regard to a legal regulation of the federal state!
Such a regulation should have been introduced for all
three levels of the new system before the local
elections!]
Federal
units using tax money to appease party cadres, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 20/08/2018)
Federal
Tax Regime Under Attack, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
18/08/2018)
Bridging
gaps: Proper municipal financing a must for
infrastructural development and economic prosperity,
by Siddhartha Pant (kp 17/08/2018)
High
taxes making implementation of federalism difficult,
Dahal warns (kp 12/08/2018)
Government
dawdles over key bodies (kp 10/08/2018)
Share
rule and self rule: Implementation of federalism in
light of constitutional sovereignty and rule of law in
Nepal, by George Varughese (nt 10/08/2018)
Provincial
assembly, cabinet meetings show Gandaki Province most
active (rep 07/08/2018)
Competitive
populism: Subnational governments must compete to
attract more investment and boost growth, by Chandan
Sapkota (kp 06/08/2018)
A
lot to do: Decentralisation was expected to solve the
problem of governance but there is a long way to go,
by Upendra Bahadur BK (kp 03/08/2018) [There
is little decentralisation so far since the central
level still wants to control everything! Corresponding
laws are missing!]
Basket
fund
to serve state, local govts foreign aid: Finance
Ministry officials say donors are eager to help build
capacities of provincial and local governments (kp
02/08/2018)
Education
In Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn 02/08/2018)
Provinces
refuse to pullback taxes (kp 31/07/2018)
Chief
ministers busy visiting Kathmandu, attending functions
(rep 26/07/2018)
Federalism
should not mean more taxes! (rep 26/07/2018)
Empower
provinces:
Provincial govts will not be able to grow
institutionally if the central govt continues to
encroach upon their jurisdictions (ht 25/07/2018)
Provinces
and Centre in tax row: Federal government says District
Export Tax unconstitutional, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 24/07/2018)
Waiting
for the benefits: The change that federalism has brought
to the people of Nepal is a bigger tax burden, by
Prakash Acharya (kp 23/07/2018)
Govt
wants
‘more time’ to readjust 3-tier civil staff: Ministry of
Federal Affairs official says three service laws
mandatory to appoint staff (kp 21/07/2018)
Functional
Roles in Federation, by Mukti Rijal (rn 12/07/2018)
Bungling
on
budget: Federal government was much criticized for
exercising centralized attitude in allocation of budget.
Provincial governments repeated that mistake, by Raj
Kumar KC (rep 12/07/2018)
Staff
survey
yet to be done for local level: Federal Ministry
committee recommends 45,000 officials at the Centre and
16,000 in provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/07/2018)
Job
charm of central level leaves local govts understaffed
(kp 30/06/2018)
MPs
divided over handing ongoing projects to local levels
(rep 29/06/2018) [Federalism misunderstood or simply not wanted?],
NCP
lawmakers file motion of urgent public importance
(ht 29/06/2018)
Fiscal
federalism: Unveiling of budget by three tiers of govt
welcome, but implementation will be key (kp
26/06/2018)
Complementary
grant to state/local govt: Central govt likely to foot
30-60pc of project costs (kp 23/06/2018)
RTI
needed for federalism to succeed (ht 21/06/2018)
Finance
Ministry gives clarity on provincial government grants
(kp 20/06/2018)
Provincial
budget to be presented today (ht 15/06/2018), All
provinces table budgets (kp 16/06/2018), All
7 provinces table budgets, programs for FY2018/19
(rep 16/06/2018), Provincial
governments present budget (ht 16/06/2018), Mixed
signals: Provincial budgets (rep 18/06/2018)
Mining
of sand, boulders likely to be affected (ht
15/06/2018)
Provincial
parliamentarians seek clarity on their roles, authority,
by Devendra Basnet (kp 12/06/2018)
One
hundred days of federalism: One of the problems is that
the centre is reluctant to delegate power to the
provinces, by Binay K. Mishra (kp 08/06/2018)
Solving
Intergovernmental Rows, by Mukti Rijal (rn
07/06/2018)
PM’s
Province 3 PA address draws flak (ht 05/06/2018), Federal
govt doesn’t possess all rights: PM (ht 05/06/2018),
Utter
ad-hocism: Prime minister’s growing temptation to make
the rounds of provincial assemblies may set a bad
precedent (ht 06/06/2018)
Provinces
urge centre to reconsider budget, by Pratap Bista
(kp 04/06/2018)
Governance
challenges
in federal structure: With poverty, regional imbalance
and unemployment, implementing federal system will not
be easy, by Yogendra Subedi (kp 31/05/2018)
Economic
mapping of provinces (kp 28/05/2018)
CIB
plans to set up offices in all seven provinces (ht
24/05/2018)
Coordination
among three tiers of government stressed (ht
23/05/2018)
Some
leaders don’t want to empower federal units (kp
21/05/2018), Top
leadership weakening provincial govt: CM Gurung (ht
21/05/2018)
‘Provinces
not getting rights’ (ht 18/05/2018)
Provinces
introduce law for internal audit (kp 16/05/2018)
Study
highlights need for clarity in regulatory provisions
(ht 16/05/2018)
Bureaucrats
taking decisions as elected representatives remain mute
spectators (rep 15/05/2018)
Preps
for setting fiscal roles for federal, provincial and
local govts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/05/2018)
Local
units ask central govt to return rent tax, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/05/2018)
Each
province
to get Rs 19b in fed grant: NPC says around 15 percent
of upcoming central budget could go to provincial
and local governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/05/2018)
State,
local
govts seek more funds: At the first meeting of
Inter-government Fiscal Commission, provincial and local
representatives criticise the arrangement for revenue
sharing, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/05/2018)
Data
of sub-national govts easily accessible (ht
04/05/2018)
Unspent
grant to local levels added to show high GDP growth
(ht 03/05/2018)
NNRFC
fixes minimum threshold (ht 02/05/2018)
Ambiguous
directive:
Government directive on Internal Security Management
lacks clarity about the role of provincial internal
affairs ministry in maintaining peace and security
(ht 02/05/2018)
Delay
in drafting bills hampers works of provincial
governments (rep 30/04/2018)
Nepal’s
Multilingual Heritage, by Prem Prasad Paudel (rn
28/04/2018)
Govt
urged to set up provincial investment board (rep
23/04/2018)
Whither
Federalism?, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 20/04/2018)
Transition
to federalism may cost 3-4% of GDP: WB (rep
19/04/2018)
Provincial
plans: Planning and budgetary exercises provinces have
done will help them gain experience for the next fiscal
(ht 18/04/2018)
Federating
agriculture:
A deep, extensive and rigorous exercise is needed to
offer a fresh impetus for agricultural development in
federal set up, by Mandip Rai and Nabin Sharma (rep
15/04/2018)
Province
govts divided over insurgency-era land deals, by
Devendra Basnet and Ganesh BK (rep 13/04/2018)
Call
to accelerate drafting of all Acts: Federal parliament
must endorse all Acts by March 4, 2019 (kp
12/04/2018)
Federalism
in Action, by Mukti Rijal (rn 12/04/2018)
Province
ministers request for foreign labour offices (kp
10/04/2018)
Local
units, provinces may miss matching and special grants
again (rep 10/04/2018)
Where
the provinces have no name: CM Paudel for naming
Province 3 Rajdhani Pradesh (ht 09/04/2018)
Scholarships
for civil staff children: Federal Affairs Ministry seeks
Rs 80 million more (kp 08/04/2018)
Call
for ministry directive on fiscal equalisation grant
(kp 06/04/2018)
Business
in
federalism: Provincial and local governments should have
a clear roadmap to advance and realize their prosperity
agenda, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 05/04/2018)
Running
on
empty pockets: Provincial governments are raring to go,
but Singha Durbar holds the purse strings, by Binay
Kr. Mishra (kp 04/04/2018)
Fed
units to get law blueprints in 15 days, says AG (kp
30/03/2018)
Govt
to issue diplomatic PP to province, DDC chiefs (kp
27/03/2018)
Federal
finance:
Provincial governments since have to start from scratch,
they need to be equipped with laws, resources,expertise
and staff (ht 26/03/2018)
Ministry
cracks
down on ‘absent’ civil staff: Ministry of Federal
Affairs and General Administration will stop salaries of
staff refusing to work in provinces (kp 25/03/2018)
Provincial,
local govts urged to follow budget rules (ht
25/03/2018)
Meeting
with provincial, local governments: Govt asks diplomats
to get prior approval (kp 24/03/2018) [Provinces
of a federal state should have the right to discuss
development issues with anybody! This has nothing to do
with corresponding treaties and agreements!]
‘Centralised
mindset of leadership, bureaucracy pegging provinces’
(kp 23/03/2018)
PM
assures
full support to provinces: Oli urges CMs to compete for
development; Finance Ministry pledges resources to the
lower level govts (kp 22/03/2018), Ministries,
staff survey takes off from the centre (kp
22/03/2018)
Over
500 officials yet to report to their provincial offices:
Govt to wait for two more weeks before starting legal
action (rep 22/03/2018)
Royalty
sharing in federal setup: NNRFC devising formula to
share royalty collected from natural resources (rep
22/03/2018)
Regal
broach:
With alternate forces lurking, the only way to assure
political stability is to turn federalism into a success
story, by Achyut Wagle (kp 21/03/2018)
‘Provincial
govts make demand for more cars’ (kp 19/03/2018)
The
bumpy road to federalism: Democracy will not deliver
unless political power is devolved and people are put at
the centre, by Dinkar Nepal (nt 16/03/2018)
Leadership
in Federal Polity, by Mukti Rijal (rn 15/03/2018)
Chief
ministers vow development and economic prosperity
(ht 15/03/2018)
Making
federalism work: Personnel and infrastructure should be
provided to make local governments effective, by
Suresh Adhikari (kp 14/03/2018)
It
will take time to manage federalism, interview with
Baikuntha Aryal (rn 12/03/2018)
Govt
officials
make a mockery of federalism: What is even more
surprising is that they have sought permission to
open “branch offices” in provinces “to oversee
different works", by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 09/03/2018)
Government
planning to scrap DoSMPCI: Market management, inspection
responsibilities to be transferred to local governments
(ht 07/03/2018)
Cultural
laws, policies to be amended in spirit of federalism
(rep 07/03/2018)
Local
levels, provinces face staff crunch (ht 03/03/2018)
DAOs
still
report to federal government: Province 6 CM says none of
old mechanisms handed over tp provincial govt or local
levels (ht 02/03/2018)
Provincial
governments struggle to expand cabinet (rep
27/02/2018)
Forgetting
about
rights: Foreign employment governance has to be
redefined under new federal structure to safeguard the
rights of migrant workers, by Himalaya Kjharel and
Jeevan Baniya (kp 26/02/2018)
A
whole new level: Govts at three tiers should not be
competitive but cooperative if federal project is to
evolve (kp 26/02/2018)
Language
Commission to get full shape, open provincial offices
soon (ht 25/02/2018)
Pitfalls
of
decentralization: We need a central government that is
flexible to local needs and a strong active civil
society to guide our decentralization experiment, by
Saurabh Shah (rep 25/02/2018)
Education
under
a federal set-up: A two-day conference in the Capital
will present a host of papers by education experts on
the different prospects and challenges for the
Nepali education system after a federal decentralisation
(kp 23/02/2018), Education
in
the federation of Nepal: The inaugural day of a two-day
international conference saw educators and experts
discuss the challenges of decentalising education in the
federal set up (kp 24/02/2018)
Home
Ministry arranges 90 vehicles for provinces (kp
22/02/2018)
Provinces
receive budget formulation guidelines (ht
22/02/2018)
Provinces
seek guidelines on concurrent list, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 20/02/2018)
‘Federal
govt can help set up technical institutes’ (ht
20/02/2018)
Govt
moots salaries for provincial office bearers (ht
19/02/2018)
Working
Style Under Federal System, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
15/02/2018)
Rai,
Raut, Pokharel named CMs (kp 15/02/2018)
Bhatta
recommended as Province 7 CM (ht 15/02/2018)
Federal
finance: The financial cooperative movement, with
regulatory oversight, can still be effective in boosting
the economy, by Dandapani Paudel (kp 14/02/2018)
RJP-Nepal
unlikely to be part of Province 2 Cabinet for time being
(ht 14/02/2018), Disputes
make RJPN participation in Province 2 cabinet uncertain
(rep 14/02/2018)
Poudel
sworn in as Prov 3 CM, by Pratap Bista and Nagendra
Adhikari (kp 13/02/2018), CM
Poudel forms three-member cabinet, by Prakash Dahal
(ht 13/02/2018)
Prithvi
Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM (ht
13/02/2018)
Building
a
local food regime: With a federal structure, there is a
high chance that meaningful interventions could come
from the bottom-up, by Man Bahadur BK (kp
13/02/2018)
Bhandari,
Shahi, Thapa elected speakers in provinces 1, 6 and 7
(ht 13/02/2018)
Govt
staffers yet to report for duty in Province 7 (ht
13/02/2018)
Seven
chief
ministers set to take oath: Four from UML, two from
Maoist Centre and one from SSF-N will run the provincial
governments for the next five years (kp 12/02/2018),
A
job half done: Left alliance could have been a little
more imaginative in selection of chief ministers (kp
12/02/2018)
Are
we
prepared? If matured federal republic like Canada still
faces inter-provincial trade war, how can we be
confident we won’t experience the same?, by Mukesh
Khanal (rep 12/02/2018)
Entrepreneurs
of Province 1 seek investment-friendly policies, by
Binod Subedi and Chuman Basnet (rep 12/02/2018)
Bhandari,
Shahi elected speakers of Province 1, 6 (kp
12/02/2018)
Decision
to provide land to parliamentarians backfires, by
Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 12/02/2018)
Raut
to become Province 2 CM: SSF-Nepal, RJP-Nepal reach a
power-sharing dea (kp 11/02/2018)
Prospects
of first woman CM in Nepal fizzle out, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 11/02/2018)
UML’s
Shrestha, Thapa elected speakers (kp 11/02/2018)
Govt
staff yet to report to work stations (ht
11/02/2018), Report
without fail (ht 12/02/2018)
Working
in Federal Setup, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 10/02/2018)
Rai
elected UML PP leader for Province 1 (ht 10/02/2018)
Dor
Mani Paudel likely CM of Province 3 (ht 10/02/2018),
Parties
pick chief ministers for six provinces (rep
10/02/2018)
Govt
staff yet to report to work in Province 4: Subedi said
they hope all employees report to their offices by
February 13, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 10/02/2017)
UML
to elect CM candidates in provinces 1 and 3 today
(kp 09/02/2018)
Parties
select PP leader (kp 09/02/2018)
‘Provinces
and local federal units should not curtail centre’s role
(kp)
Plan
for province division: Foreign Affairs creates protocol
officer posts for 7 CMs’ offices (kp 08/02/2018)
90
percent
of employees yet to report to work in Province 5: The
Office of the Prime Minister has instructed the
employees deputed to provincial offices to report
to work on time or face action, by Ghanashyam
Gautam (kp 08/02/2018)
Raut
close to Chief minister’s chair in state 2 (kp
07/02/2018)
UML,
Maoist Centre in a fix over selection of candidates in
State 6, by Janak Nepal and Prakash Adhikari (kp
07/02/2018)
Janakpur
residents unhappy with leaders addressing assembly in
Hindi (kp 07/02/2018)
Workers
race against time to set up offices in Province 7,
by Arjun Shah /kp 07/02/2018)
Promises
of federalism fail to woo the poor, by Dinesh Subedi
(rep 06/02/2018)
Experts
dwell on financing federalism in Nepal (rep
06/02/2018)
With
first provincial assembly, Madhes sees federal dream met,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 06/02/2018)
Vow
to eliminate poverty: Provinces 1 and 4 hold their first
assembly meetings in Biratnagar and Pokhara on Monday
(kp 06/02/2018), Provinces
1, 4 assemblies held: Province 1 to elect Speaker on Feb
12, Province 4 on Feb 15 (ht 06/02/2018)
Provincial
assemblies facing staff crunch (ht 06/02/2018)
SSF-N,
Congress select PP leaders: SSF-N, Congress select PP
leaders (kp 06/02/2018)
Parties
fail to pick PP leaders (ht 06/02/2018)
The
pendulum swings: Formation of provincial assemblies and
govts marks devolution of power from Kathmandu (kp
05/01/2018)
Speaker
vote fixed in 4 provinces (kp 05/02/2018)
Preparations
over for first State 4 Assembly meet (kp 05/02/2018)
SSF-N,
RJP-N vying for chief minister’s post: Parties will
discuss forming government in a few days (kp
05/02/2018)
Birgunj
capital demand enters 32nd day: Protesters burn tyres
and damage vehicles, by Bhushan Yadav and Shankar
Acharya (kp 05/02/2018)
Dress
code for Province 2 MPs (kp 04/02/2018)
Provincial
parliaments, govt agencies understaffed (kp
04/02/2018)
4
provinces to hold maiden assembly meetings today (kp
04/02/2018)
Chief
minister’s office set up in Province 3, by Pratap
Bista (kp 03/02/2018)
Trilochan
Bhatta set to become Province 7 CM (ht 03/02/2018)
Province
3
all set for first assembly meet: The meeting of the
largest province in terms of representatives will
convene in Hetauda at 1pm today, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 01/02/2018), Province
3
holds first ever assembly: Meet a milestone in
formalising federation : Parties stress unity for
prosperity; Speaker election scheduled for Feb 10,
by Pratap Bista (kp 02/02/2018)
Preparation
for PA meeting picks pace in Butwal (ht 01/02/2018)
Chaudhary,
Rawal vying for CM post in Province 7 (ht
01/02/2018)
Three
state govt agencies in Province 4 to start work today,
by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 01/02/2018)
500
bureaucrats
deployed in all provinces: It will take one more year to
completely adjust all civil servants in local,
provincial and federal governments, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 01/02/2018)
Parties
hinder works to set up state offices, by DR Panta
(kp 31/01/2018)
Provincial
secretariat employees yet to report at Hetauda as
assembly day looms (kp 31/01/2018)
Preparations
under way for assembly meeting (ht 31/01/2018)
How
to boost growth: In a federal system, provinces compete
to attract capital by providing better services, by
Gunakar Bhatta (kp 31/01/2018)
Operation
procedure sent to all seven assemblies, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 30/01/2018)
Bureaucracy
reforms: Taking Singha Durbar to grassroots, by
Sangram S. Lama (ht 30/01/2018)
Buildings
under-construction for offices that will cease to exist
soon, by Himnath Devkota (rep 30/01/2018)
Preparations
for first PA meeting in full swing (ht 29/01/2018)
Chief
minister aspirants step up lobbying (rep 28/01/2018)
Initial
meetings of provincial assemblies to formulate
regulation (ht 27/01/2018), Provincial
assemblies to hold first meet between Feb 1 -5 (rep
27/01/2018), Govt
struggles to find work space for provincial officials
(rep 27/01/2018)
What
federalism?
A decade after Nepal was declared a federal republic,
most Nepalis still do not know what federalism means and
how it will work, by Om Astha Rai (nt 26/01/2018)
First
meet of 4 state assemblies set (kp 26/01/2018)
Left
alliance for keeping state cabinets small (kp
26/01/2018), Left
alliance task force lowers provincial cabinet ceiling by
half, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 26/01/2018)
The
Capital Conundrum, by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/01/2018), Agitation
Over Provincial Capitals, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
25/01/2018)
Governors
in capital, private house as their residence gets fixed
(rep 25/01/2018)
‘Nepal
can adopt competitive federal model to deliver quality
services', interview with Annette Dixon, World Bank
vice president for south Asia (kp 25/01/2018)
Preparations
on to set up Province 3 offices (ht 25/01/2018)
Province
3 lawmakers busy flat hunting in Hetauda, by Pratap
Bista (kp 24/01/2018)
Parties
mull rotating govts, CMs in four provinces (rep
24/02/2018) [Yes, please do
everything to prevent political stability in the new
provinces! The politicians' access to power and funds is
far more important!!]
Date
for first PA meeting undecided (ht 24/01/2018)
[related to Province 7]
‘Capacity
constraints shouldn’t be used as an excuse to retain
control’ (ht 23/01/2018)
Governors
pondering what to do next, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
23/01/2018)
Towards
federalism:
The nation now has finally moved towards federalism
after successfully overcoming legal and constitutional
hurdles (ht 23/01/2018)
Provincial
Assembly members sworn in (kp 22/01/2018)
Politics
Over Provincial Capitals, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
22/01/2018)
Prithvi
Subba and Kiran lay claim for Province 4 CM (ht
22/01/2018)
Teams
to be deployed to lead through initial days of
provincial assemblies, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
22/01/2018)
Canadian
lesson: Nepal, which has stepped up efforts to implement
federalism, has much to learn from Canadian federalism,
by Bamdev Paudel (rep 22/01/2018)
Only
25
percent of current civil servants should remain at the
Centre: As Nepal comes closer to a federal form of
government, new challenges have emerged in the division
of civil service into three levels of government, by
Kashi Raj Dahal (kp 22/01/2018)
Deck
cleared for swearing in of provincial members (kp
21/01/2018)
Oli
hints at replacing governors (kp 19/01/2018)
Govt
fixes temporary state HQs, guvs (kp 18/01/2018) [5 affiliated to the NC, the main
loser in the elections, and 2 affiliated to the two main
Madheshi parties!], Cabinet
recommends guvs, names ad hoc ‘workstations’ (ht
18/01/2018), What
State Chief is all about (kp 18/01/2018), Doti,
Dhankuta and Dang protest against state HQa;
Celebrations in Surkhet and Rupandehi (kp
18/01/2018), Indefinite
bandh in Doti, Dang (ht 18/01/2018), Protests
continue in districts over provincial capitals (rep
18/01/2018), Protests
erupt over provincial centres (kp 19/01/2018), Protests
over provincial capitals widen, turn violent (rep
19/01/2018), Protests
for provincial capitals continue in various districts
(kp 20/01/2018), Protests
continue in Doti, Dhankuta and Dang (ht 20/01/2018),
Over 3
dozen injured in Doti clash, by Arun Bam (rep
20/01/2018), Normal
life affected due to banda in Doti, Dang (kp
21/01/2018), Doti
banda called off: ‘Other forms of protest will continue
until Dipayal is made Province 7 HQ (kp 22/01/2018)
HQ
row in Province 5: Dang people rally to pressure govt
(kp 17/01/2018), Indefinite
general strike called in Dang (ht 17/01/2018)
Come
together: Madhesi parties have to work together for
prosperity in Province 2 (kp 15/01/2018), Madhes
allies likely to share top posts 50:50, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 16/01/2018)
Protests
continue in Doti for state capital (kp 16/01/2018)
Federalism
here we come: Wading into uncharted waters, we might see
new ways of ensuring good governance, by Bhoj
Raj Poudel (kp 12/01/2018)
Dhankuta
shut again to demand state headquarters (kp
12/01/2018)
Decision
on guvs likely before ad hoc capitals, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 12/01/2018)
Left
alliance forms taskforce to form provincial govts
(rep 10/01/2018)
Capitalism
of
capitals: Unnecessary politicking and muscle flexing in
picking provincial capitals must stop if federalism is
to be successful, by Achyut Wagle (kp 09/01/2018), Prez
tells PM to name provisional provincial headquarters
(ht 09/01/2018), Govt
to fix temp ‘meeting venues’, not state HQs (kp
10/01/2018)
MoFALD
forms teams for all provinces (ht 09/01/2018)
Demonstrations,
strikes
go on: Parsa protest sees support from Bara and Rautahat
on declaring Birgunj as the capital city of Province 2
(kp 08/01/2018), Responsibility:
Parties need to take, not run away from, difficult
decisions such as choice of provincial capitals (kp
08/01/2018), Agitators
put up provincial office boards (ht 08/01/2018), Doti
and Dhankuta call off strikes (kp 09/01/2018), Protesters
start sit-in demanding Dipayal as Province 7 capital
(kp 10/01/2018), Weeklong
general strike in Doti called off (ht 10/01/2018)
Legal
frameworks essential to remove operational barriers to
fiscal federalism, interview with Shankar Prasad
Adhikari (kp 08/01/2018)
Provincial
assemblies’ annual operational cost could exceed Rs
2.55bn (ht 08/01/2018)
Cost
for setting up provincial offices likely to exceed Rs
280m (ht 06/01/2018)
On
Left
‘silence’, govt to name state chiefs, HQs: Since no
concrete suggestion came up in 5-party meeting, the
government is expected to take decisions on its own
(kp 05/01/2018), Govt
not to name state HQs sans consensus, by Anil Giri
(kp 06/01/2018)
MoE,
local bodies at odds over federalism (rep
05/01/2018)
Standoff
over chief minister delays Province 2 govt (rep
04/01/2018)
Three
districts claim status of Province 7 capital (ht
02/01/2018), Demonstrations
in Dhankuta, Doti for capitalhood (kp 03/01/2018), PM
calls five-party meet (kp 03/01/2018), Temporary
headquarters of 7 provinces proposed (rn
03/01/2018), Protests
for capitalhood growing stronger in Dhankuta and Doti
(kp 04/01/2018), Protests
for capital city status continue (kp 05/01/2018), Protests
erupt over provincial capitals (rep 05/01/2018), Protests
for
state capital continue: The people of Dipayal, the
district headquarters, have been demonstrating for the
last 10 days, demanding that the town should be named
the capital of Province 7 (kp 06/01/2018), Provincial
HQ debate sparks agitations across country, traffic
comes to halt in Dhankuta (ht 06/012/2018), Locals
launch relay hunger strike demanding Birgunj as
provincial capital (ht 06/01/2018), Dhankuta
strike eases (ht 07/01/2018), Fresh
protest in KavreAgitations for provincial capital
continue unabated in Dhankuta, Dipayal (kp
07/01/2018)
Take
quick
decision: This issue must not be kept on hold for long.
The political parties should also not unnecessarily
flare up this issue (ht 02/01/2018)
Clamour
for Province 1 capital: Rally demanding status for
Biratnagar (ht 01/01/2018), Protest
continues in Dhankuta (htn 01/01/2018), Dhankuta
shut to press for Province 1 HQ (kp 02/01/2018)
Politics
of Government Formation and Trajectory of Violence in
Province 2, by Govinda Bhattarai (rn 31/12/2017)
Govt
working on state chief appointments (kp 31/12/2017),
PM
to make it a unilateral decision if consensus fails,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 31/12/2017)
Dilemma
in Provincial Setup, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
30/12/2017)
First
assembly meeting of Province 2 in Janakpur (ht
30/12/2017)
UML
allots 71 PR seats to female candidates (kp
29/12/2017) [for Provincial Assemblies], NC
CWEC meet to finalise provincial PR list today (ht
29/12/2017), Maoist
Centre elects four male PR members for state assemblies
(kp 30/12/2017), RJP-N
decides PR picks for provinces (kp 30/12/2017), Parties
submit lists of provincial PR candidates: Only 13
parties have made the cut for provincial PR seats
(ht 30/12/2017)
Towards
700% Growth: Federal Nepal is an opportunity to start
growing your business in 2018, by Anil Chitrakar (nt
29/12/2017)
Pokhara
gets ready: Pokhara may be the undisputed capital city
of Province 4, but it lacks physical infrastructure for
the 60-member state assembly hall, ministries and the
Chief Minister’s residence, by Yubaraj Shrestha (nt
29/12/2017)
Thinking
and acting locally: The Centre is yet to decide where to
set up temporary headquarters of state governments, but
people in Dharan have already declared their city the
capital of Province 1, by Om Astha Rai (nt
29/12/2017)
Tug
Of War Over State Capitals, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
28/12/2017), Team
inspects govt buildings in Birgunj (kp 28/12/2017)
Madhes
alliance will form govt in Province 2: Mahato (kp
28/12/2017)
Province
2 tops application and recruitment tables, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/12/2017)
Delay
in fiscal commission appointments may hit budget
transfers (rep 28/12/2017)
Concern
committee formed seeking Lekhnath as capital of Province
4 (ht 27/12/2017)
Govt
finalizes directives for provincial governance (rep
27/12/2017)
Forgotten
federalism:
Major threat to federalism is that provinces have not
been drawn up in a way to allocate equal
capacity-building resources, by Achyut Wagle (kp
26/12/2017)
Shakya
only woman aspirant for chief minister’s post (ht
26/12/2017)
Provincial
administration in limbo as statute deadline inches
closer, by Ashok Dahal (rep 26/12/2017)
Official
status sought for Maithili in Province 2 (ht
26/12/2017)
Provincial
capital row: Newly elected reps struggle to make good on
their promise, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp
25/12/2017), Locals
stage relay-sit-in demanding to declare Dharan the
capital of the province, by Rohit Rai (rep
25/12/2017)
Supply
Policy to reflect federal setup (kp 25/12/2017)
Herbs,
hydro and tourism could boost Province 7, by Dil
Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 25/12/2017)
Political
parties yet to develop federal mindset, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 24/12/2017)
Leaders
of major parties divided over provincial capitals,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 24/12/2017)
EC
allots
proportional seats of provincial vote: CPN-UML has
topped the PR chart by securing a total of 75 seats,
followed by the NC’s 72 and 35 of the CPN
(Maoist Centre), by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/12/2017)
Education
to
suit federalism: Experts propose 40 pc local contents in
school curricula; The panel has also suggested revamping
all the schools in two structures 1-8 and 9-12 as
per the eighth amendment to the Education Act-1972
(kp 22/12/2017)
Govt
preparing to appoint provincial governors, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht 22/12/2017) [??]
Left
alliance set to form govt in Province 1 (ht
21/12/2017)
Provincial
capitals: Well-thought-out plan needed, by Asim
Khanal (ht 21/12/2017)
Some
3,000 officials required for provincial secretariats,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/12/2017), Turf
war: Focus is on govt formation, but decentralisation of
bureaucracy will be equally tough (kp 21/12/2017)
Resource
mobilization key challenge for federal Nepal, say
experts (rep 20/12/2017)
Bleak
prospects for PR CM aspirants in Province 7 (ht
20/12/2017)
Butwal
proposed as Province 5 capital, by Amrita Anamol (kp
19/12/2017)
Left
alliance leaders lobby for chief minister of Province 6
(ht 19/12/2017)
Infrastructure
selected for govt in Province 6, by Nagendra
Upadhyaya (rep 17/12/2017)
Call
to make Dhankuta provincial capital (kp 16/12/2017),
Locals
demand Dhankuta as Province 1 capital (ht
16/12/2017)
Economic
Development in federal Nepal, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
15/12/2017)
Three
UML leaders in race for Province 1 chief minister,
by Ajit Tiwari (rep 15/12/2017)
Future
of work: Nepal’s future as a federal state will depend
on how we deal with a host of challenges and
opportunities, by Sajal Dhital (kp 14/12/2017)
Karna
Bahadur Thapa likely CM of Province 7 (ht
14/12/2017)
Work
for declaring provisional state capitals on, by Hari
Adhikari, Raj Kumar Parajuli and Bharat Koirala (ht
14/12/2017), UML,
NC at odds over fixing provincial capitals, governors
(kp 14/12/2017)
Race
for CM on, only one woman contender, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht 13/12/2017), Three
women leaders to join provincial assembly in Mahottari,
by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 13/12/2017)
Taskforce
submits report on venues for Province-4 parliament,
agencies, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 11/12/2017), Preparations
on a full swing for first meetings (kp 11/12/2017) [And where will the newly elected
provincial assemblies meet??], EC
presses govt to frame laws for National Assembly
elections, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 11/12/2017), Parliament
Secretariat making preparation to hold meetings of HoR,
National Assembly (ht 11/12/2017) [The
members of the NA have first to be elected by the
Provincial Assemblies! But where shall the latter meet?
There are no laws, infrastructure, staff; not even the
names of the headquarters are clear! Federalism is still
a fare dream!!], Provisional
capitals of provinces tomorrow, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 12/12/2017), Resolve
the
row: Considering the urgency, the Election Commission
has urged the government to draft a law for the Upper
House election (ht 12/12/2017), Cabinet
likely
to pick provincial headquarters, guvs on Thursday: The
constitution authorises the govt to announce temporary
headquarters, while two-thirds majority of the
respec-tive provincial assembly will fix the permanent
capital (kp 13/12/2017)
Selection
of
provincial capitals only after vote count: PMO; Joint
Secretary Hari Prasad Panthi claims necessary
officials and staff could be deployed within 24
hours of a Cabinet decision (kp 10/12/2017) [???],
Government
yet to fix provincial protocol, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 10/12/2017)
Speculations
begin over chief minister in Province 7NC unlikely to be
in the race for the post, by Tekendra Deuba (ht
10/12/2017)
So
close yet so far: As important as today’s polls are,
very little has been done on post-poll federal project
(kp 07/12/2017) [!!!]
‘Temporary
provincial HQ after polls’ (kp 06/12/2017)
Fiscal
federalism gets off to slow start (kp 04/12/2017), Time
to deliver: Incoming govt should formulate laws to
implement fiscal federalism with urgency (kp
05/12/2017)
Taskforce
to
ensure ministries devolve power to local level:
Secretary says there are still no executive
officers in some 50 local units (kp
02/12/2017)
Home
but not dry: The two-phase elections will conclude this
week, but the federal journey has just begun, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/12/2017)
Poised
for a fresh start: Federalism will drive transformation
of Nepal’s archaic societal and economic setting, by
Niraj KC (kp 01/12/2017)
Political
theories
versus reality: Ongoing elections mark the dawn of
federalism but candidates believe power will rest in
Kathmandu, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 01/12/2017)
Initial
study on provincial headquarters completed (kp
30/11/2017)
Power
centre: Electing the Parliament and state assemblies
does not necessarily ensure the kind of decentralisation
that Nepalis have long needed, by Om Astha Rai (nt
24/11/2017), The
centre
tries to hold: Diehard functionaries of a previously
centralised, unitary state are fighting tooth and nail
to preserve the status quo, by George Varughese (nt
24/11/2017)
Federal
express:
The country has made miraculous political achievements
in the past decade. The next one should be devoted to
uplifting people out of poverty, by Mohan Guragain
(kp 18/11/2017)
Govt
to announce provincial capitals after scheduled polls
(kp 09/11/2017)
Local
govts defy centre’s order on ‘tourism fee’ (kp
08/11/2017) [It is bad for
tourism if the central government is not willing to
understand constitution and federal principles!]
Transition
to federalism Healthier Nepal, by Alaina B. Teplitz
(ht 30/10/2017)
Employee
adjustment process tardy: The MoGA does not have a
dedicated minister to take the adjustment process ahead,
by Rupesh Acharya (ht 29/10/2017)
Federalism
in
action: The provinces have to set up many institutions
to deliver basic services properly, and they have to
start from scratch, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp
27/10/2017)
MoFALD
bodies try to evade dissolution plan, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 25/10/2017)
MoFALD,
MoFA consult over resource-sharing, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 20/10/2017)
No
progress
on fixing provincial headquarters yet as polls near:
Logistics preparation delayed as panel’s recommendations
gather dust (kp 17/10/2017), Ministries
in fix as naming of province capitals delayed, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 26/10/2017)
House
endorses law placing governors above litigation, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 14/10/2017)
Province
7 set to have a second-rung leader as chief minister,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (ht 11/10/2017)
APF
to remain under central govt (kp 09/10/2017)
Local
bodies to get share of taxes, royalty from mid-July
(kp 09/10/2017)
Health
for all: We need rich debates to identify insurance
structures that best suit individual provinces in new
federal setup, by Bhagirath Yogi and Pramod R. Regmi
(rep 08/10/2017)
Provinces,
local units get 25% royalty for natural resources
(rep 07/10/2017)
Law
passed for allocating civil servants under federal setup
(rep 07/10/2017)
Federalism
And Fiscal Transfers, by Mukti Rijal (rn 06/10/2017)
WB
questions govt’s royalty distribution mechanism (kp
28/09/2017)
Govt
set to name provincial capitals, governors, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 26/09/2017)
Bill
on remuneration of province governors registered (kp
26/09/2017), Province
governors to get handsome pay and perksTo be immune from
lawsuits (ht 26/09/2017)
Rs4.25b
estimated cost of federal legislature (kp
26/09/2017)
Setup
under
federalism still unclear, but police seek 22,000 more
personnel: Move will inflate police body and benefit
officers with early promotion, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 21/09/2017)
Nepal’s
vertical
fiscal gap to be widest in federal countries: This
income generation arrangement implies tax collection in
federal Nepal will not be significantly different from
the unitary system, as approximately 80 to 85 percent of
the total revenue is likely to remain with the central
government, says the report (kp 20/09/2017)
Govt
defines backward areas (ht 19/09/2017)
Biratnagar
readying for provincial capital status, by Hari
Adhikari (ht 18/09/2017)
Venues
of provincial assemblies not determined yet (ht
18/09/2017)
‘Transparent
fiscal architecture necessary' (ht 18/09/2017)
Infra
for
provincial assemblies: Govt preparation far from
satisfactory; Federal parliaments set to commence
business from first week of Jan, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 15/09/2017)
Preparing
for
the next one: In a federal system, disaster management
should be a provincial responsibility with federal
oversight, by Shrijan Bahadur Malla (kp 15/09/2017)
MP’s
vote to be equivalent to 79 votes: Bills on
presidential, national assembly polls registered (ht
15/09/2017), Civic
body chief’s vote to have a weightage of 18 (ht
15/09/2017)
Bill
on
National Assembly members registered: The bill has
proposed the first-past-the-post Bloc Voting
Electoral System - similar to the one adopted for
the local level elections - to elect members of
the National Assembly, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/09/2017), 2.66
local unit votes equal 1 provincial assembly vote,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 14/09/2017)
Fallacy
of federal façade: Nepalis seem oblivious to the fact
that federalism by its very concept is a shared rule,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 13/09/2017)
High-level
commission to federate education system (rep
08/09/2017)
ouse
rent tax: Collection dispute leaves taxpayers in
confusion (kp 27/08/2017) [Introduce
necessary laws immediately and end the unitary state!!]
OAG
starts auditing books of local units (kp 27/08/2017)
Promise
to decentralize Singha Durbar's power limited to slogan
only, by Suman Malla (rep 24/08/2017)
Rs
1.1 trillion centralized school program at odds with
federalism, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 10/08/2017)
‘No
extension
of India’s Small Development Project deal’: Federal
system bars local units from taking funds directly from
bilateral or multilateral donors (kp
05/08/2017)
Federalism
in jeopardy, by Iain Payne and Binayak Basnyat (nt
04/08/2017)
Making
it
work: Apart from being a step toward implementing
constitution, local elections mark the first step to
institutionalizing federalism, by Meena Bhatta (rep
01/08/2017)
Money
arguments: The revenue pie should be shared equitably
between different levels of government, by Bishnu
Raj Upreti (kp 28/07/2017)
Setting
boundaries:
Nepal must freeze for next 50 years the number of seats
in House of Representatives, National Assembly and
Provincial Assembly, by Govind Subedi (rep
26/07/2017)
Federating
Nepal
Police structure discussed (ht 25/07/2017)
Natural
resources
in federalism: Stakeholders call for clarity on
regulations; Experts have long been calling for properly
planned state restructuring, as natural resources
could easily turn into a curse from opportunity (kp
23/07/2017)
Centralised
mindset:
The federal government has shown it is determined not to
let go of the purse strings. by Khim Lal Devkota (kp
21/07/2017)
Power
to people: Merits and demerits of federalism have been
greatly exaggerated by their supporters and detractors
alike, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep 19/07/2017)
Fiscal
federalism:
Major challenges, by Nirajan Mainali (ht 18/07/2017)
One
year
on, language panel incomplete, without Act (kp
15/07/2017)
Resource,
revenue
sharing bill opposed: Cutting across party lines,
lawmakers condemn bills on centre-state ties (kp
13/07/2017), Question
of
fairness: It is true that self-governance means
identifying and raising one’s own resources, and not
depending too much on the central government (ht
14/07/2017)
#NotMyFederalism:
Govt-tabled
bill gives 85-90 percent of income generated from local
resources to the centre (kp 10/07/2017), Local
transformations:
Extreme caution and constant improvement are necessary
until local government is established as a
self-maintained system, by Jagannath Acharya and
Hemant Ojha (kp 10/07/2017)
Institutionalising
The Federal Setup, by Uttam Maharjan (kp 29/06/2017)
Federalism:
Functional Overlaps, by Mukti Rijal (rn 22/06/2017)
Police
in
a federal model: Politicians have spent much time
discussing the federal system; now they must focus on
the structure of a federalised police force, by
Subindra Bogati and Julia Strasheim (kp 13/06/2017)
Rs
4
billion needed to establish provincial assemblies
(ht 11/06/2017)
Budget
to
take on federal structure: Before proper implementation
of budget, the government will have to prepare a
conducive environment for economic development, by
Pawan Timilsina (ht 28/05/2017)
After
the
elections: Political and bureaucratic actors need to
hurry with preps for transition to federalism, by
Sachchi Ghimire Karki (kp 25/05/2017)
Language
Planning In Nepal, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (rn
12/05/2017)
Govt
proposes
halting fresh recruitment of civil servants for a year,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 28/04/2017)
Conflict
likely between provincial, local govts over revenue
collection: Experts (rep 27/04/2017)
Right
person,
right job: As Nepal moves to implement federalism, civil
service reform has become crucial, by Sachchi
Ghimire Karki (kp 21/04/2017)
Long
and
difficult ride: Upcoming local level elections are only
the beginning of the long march to federalism (kp
06/04/2017)
Budget
formulation:
Govt at a loss for lack of lawss to manage public
finance, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 05/04/2017), Donors
concerned
about education in new local set-up: Ministry comes up
with action plan (kp 05/04/2017)
Economy
cannot
sustain federal system: Mahat (ht 20/02/2017)
Education
ministry 'confused' about status of DEOs, by Bishnu
Prasad Aryal (rep 20/03/2017)
Fiscal
Decentralisation In Nepal, by Kalpana Ghimire (rn
12/02/2017)
Drive
begins
for united Tharuhat; Demand: Alignment of Tharu
strongholds of Kailali and Kanchanpur districts with a
Tharuwan province (kp 08/02/2017)
Development
regions
as states: The possibility has been virtually lost
during the political uncertainties of the past decade,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 15/01/2017)
Administrative
restructuring:
Existing staff will be rejigged before creating new
posts under fed set-up, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/01/2017)
Anti-federalists
And
Hindu Fanatics, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
01/01/2017)
Federalism
is
the talk of the town in the Tarai: A year after the
blockade, Janakpur seethes silently as Kathmandu debates
constitutional amendments, by Kristina Shperlik (nt
30/12/2016)
Bonds
of unity: Much of our debate is focused on whether to
dismantle or retain five development-regions set up in
federal model, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 26/12/2016)
Stir
announced
calling for retaining Tharu cluster: Tharu leaders say
the proposed Tharuhat/Tharuwan province is unlikely to
make much difference for the largest indigenous
community of the plains (kp 26/12/2016)
Federalism
Debate In Nepal, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 24/12/2016)
Gathabandhan:
UML’s
racist remarks will spread communal disharmony: Says
UML’s racist remarks and regressive activities disturb
communal harmony, weaken national unity and push the
country towards a vicious cycle of civil war (kp
23/12/2016)
It
is not easy to federate a country as old as Nepal,
interview with Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (rep
22/12/2016)
Identity-based
federalism:
Decentralisation is a better option, by Shambhu Deo
(ht 21/12/2016)
Stepping
Back From Federation?, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
19/12/2016)
Backtracking
from federalism without a fallback will lead to another
conflict, interview with Bhojraj Pokharel (rep
15/12/2016)
Redrawing
the
boundaries: People can reap ecological benefits by
including mountains, hills and plains in a province,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 13/12/2016)
Federalism
is
more suited to a country of such diversity like Nepal,
interview with Barsha Man Pun, CPN-MC (kp 12/12/2016)
Why
federalism is failing: If the conviction and end goal of
some is secession, they won’t be satisfied no matter how
you draw federal borders, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
10/12/2016)
Federal
express: The root cause of all our trouble at the moment
and for the foreseeable future will be this federalism
agenda, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 09/12/2016)
Yadav
seeks
Indian model of federalism in Madhes, by Laxmi Sah
(kp 06/12/2016)
Federalism
Opens Pandora’s Box, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
04/12/2016) [?]
Madhes
parties against powerful third-tier bodies, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 03/12/2016)
Power
to
the people: Contrary to general perceptions, federalism
could be a source of stability in Nepal, by Mukesh
Jha (kp 02/12/2016)
Workable
models
for federalism (nt 02/12/2016) [satirical]
Ministry
to draft federal, provincial laws on local governance
(rep 28/11/2016), Formulation
of
laws for three tiers of govt on cards (ht
28/11/2016)
Govt
to
deploy police as per federal setup (ht 19/11/2016)
Split
Province
5 and break impasse: PMDahal mulling over creating an
eighth province with seven districts (kp 17/11/2016)
Federalisation
of
health sector: Panel to recommend service restructuring;
Taskforce will produce a vision paper that details the
status of the health sector in federal Nepal (kp
09/10/2016)
Perils
Of Identity-based Restructuring, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn) [The structuring that has
been introduced into the new constitution by the
Tagadhari leaders of the big parties is also identity
based as it aims at upholding their own culture and
social thinking as basis of national identity! Its
continuation is the greatest danger for Nepal's future!]
A
wake-up call: Transforming a unitary state to a federal
one will remain a distant dream unless political parties
go for elections, by Surya Dhungel (kp 13/09/2016)
How
decentralised
is federalism? The current debate is between power
centralised in federal capitals and at the local level,
by Kiran Thapa (nt 09/09/2016)
Work
firmly
to implement federalism: PM to officials, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 07/09/2016) [Even
the foundations of federalism are missing! How will you
implement it?]
Implementing
federalisation:
People want sincere effort from political parties,
government and bureaucracy to implement the constitution
and end the transition, by Trilochan Pokharel and
Rajendra Adhikari (kp 24/08/2016),
The last
chance: The issue of federalism has divided the country
ethnically, emotionally and socially before it has been
implemented, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep 24/08/2016)
Money
and
federalism: How the central, state and local governments
are going to share revenue is the issue, by Bigyan
Prasai (kp 12/08/2016)
Unwarranted
regression:
Broad consensus on federalism is unlikely because if the
main issue is settled, what will be left to fight about?,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 07/08/2016)
Perils
of
questioning federalism: The way forward is not to turn
away from the storm of federalism, but to weather its
biting winds in anticipation of sunnier skies, by
Waris Husain (kp 21/07/2016)
Secy-level
meet
dwells on admin restructuring: ‘Federalism may be
reconsidered’ (kp 09/07/2016) [To
refrain from federalism would mean another putsch by
male Tagadhari politicians!!]
Where
are
we heading? Formation of the federal states is essential
to keep the constitution alive, by Khagendra Nath
Sharma (kp 03/07/2016)
Police
restructuring
proposal could create conflict: Experts, by Manish
Gautam (kp 14/06/2016), Officials
express
strong concerns over provisions (kp 16/06/2016)
Putting
into
practice: Disputes over federalism show that the people
are still struggling to understand it, by Yogendra
P. Paneru (kp 08/05/2016)
Locals
unhappy
over delineation of State 6, by Prakash Adhikari (kp
08/05/2016)
Task
Allocation In Federal Set-up: Finance, Functionaries
Vital, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/02/2016)
Population
first:
It is not too late to revise province demarcations by
taking population size into consideration, by Yagya
Bahadur Karki (rep 11/02/2016)
Big
III
ready to give parliamentary legitimacy to political
mechanism, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/01/2016)
Federalising
the
Nepal Police: A way out, by Madhukar SJB Rana (ht
11/01/2016)
Fiscal
Federalism In Nepal: Many Issues At Stake, by Mukti
Rijal (rn 07/01/2016)
The
tyranny
of choice: Federalisation of the hitherto unitary state
was never a well-thought-out notion to begin with,
by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 13/12/2015)
Burden
of
boundaries: Both population and geography should be
taken as criteria for carving constituencies, by
Uddhab Pyakurel and Indra Adhikari (kp 27/11/2015)
Federal
blues:
Post-blockade the debate has shifted to how New Delhi
will shape Nepali politics through its coercive tactics,
by Keshav Bhattarai (rep 21/11/2015)
Asset
management:
State governments will continue to depend on the centre
for funds as it collects most of the taxes even
under the federal setup, by Maharaj Koirala (kp
20/10/2015)
Economic
Aspects Of Federalisation: Nepal’s Context, by Alysa
Ghimire (rn 03/10/2015)
Asymmetric
Federalism A Tool To Manage Ethnic Diversity, by
Pranav Bhattarai (rn 03/10/2015)
The
truth
about federal states: Province 3 would fare the best
while Province 4, 6 and 7 might not be economically
viable, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 21/09/2015)
The
7-state
model, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 05/09/2015)
Federal
Narrative: Challenges And Prospects For Federal Nepal,
by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 05/09/2015)
Federal
Narrative: Challenges And Prospects For Federal Nepal,
by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 05/09/2015)
Kailali
Carnage And Federalism, by Bishnu Gautam (rn
05/09/2015)
Govt
prepares
forest mgmt plan for federal setup (kp 04/09/2015)
The
federalisation
folly: Nepal’s unique geography will deliver only as an
integrated whole, not as fragmented enclaves, by
Bihari K. Shrestha (nt 04/09/2015)
Federal
tourism:
Future provinces which blend resources, connectivity and
skills will attract more visitors, by Aditya Baral and
Kashi R. Bhandari (kp 03/09/2015)
Forum
Of Federations: Sharing Comparative Federal Experiences,
by Mukti Rijal (rn 03/09/2015)
Dodging
peril:
Federalisation based on ethnic and regional segregation
will undermine national unity, by Jainendra Jeevan
(kp 30/08/2015) [The current
central state that identifies Nepal with the culture and
values of male Tagadharis only has been undermining
national unity for centuries! Only the inclusion of
history, culture and language of the so far excluded
ethnic and regional communities and their equal
participation in all spheres of life and society
guaranties national unity!!]
Impatient
parties:
Tikapur was an outcome of the mishandling of the
federalism issue by the leaders, by Khagendra N.
Sharma (kp 30/08/2015)
Fiscal
Question In Federalism, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
29/08/2015)
Edge
of
the precipice: Emerging from the ongoing political
polarisation requires picking up one of two options on
federal demarcation, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
28/08/2015)
Federal
bogey:
Federalism, although not a magic bullet, is also not a
pure evil as sections of intelligentsia believe, by
Bindesh Dahal (rep 25/08/2015)
Sustainability
prime
concern: A survey of resources and challenges of
provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/08/2015)
The
farcical
circus: The "clowning glory" of the draft statute is the
midnight settlement over federal boundaries, by C.K.
Lal (rep 10/08/2015)
Madhesis,
Janajatis
oppose 6-state model (ht 10/08/2015),
Indigenous,
Madhesi
leaders gear up for protest, by Roshan Sedhai (kp),
Madhesi,
indigenous
forces against proposed delineation, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 10/08/2015),
Our
bottom
line is 11 states as proposed by the first CA,
interview with Laxman Lal Karna, Sadbhawana Party (kp
10/08/2015), Leaders
vow
to adjust provincial boundaries: Federal commission,
CA’s special committee to look into disputes (rep
10/08/2015) [All
this has to be done before the promulgation of the
constitution! Else it will never be done!!], Baglung
split
may be rectified: Paudel (kp
10/08/2015) [And
when will the numerous deliberate splits of traditional
ethnic territories by Ranas and Shahs in the name of
establishing a unitary Hindu state be rectified??],
Protests
flare
up in Tarai plains (ht 10/08/2015),
Discontent
in
Maoists over 6-province pact: A dozen leaders and CA
members say they will defy a party whip if the UCPN
(Maoist) tries to impose the six-province model (kp
10/08/2015), Five
UCPN-M
CA members sign note of dissent (ht), 6-state
deal
draws mixed reactions (kp
10/08/2015), Six-province
model
draws mixed reactions from people (ht
10/08/2015), Jajarkot
denizens
seek intact mid-west (ht 10/08/2015),
Lawmakers
unite
against proposed Baglung split (kp
10/08/2015)
Parties
seal
6-state deal: UCPN (Maoist), MJF-Loktantrik allow
process to move by registering notes of dissent, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Binod Ghimire (kp 09/08/2015), Parties
agree
on six-Pradesh model with boundaries, by Ram Kumar
Kamat and Prakash Acharya (kp 09/08/2015),
Tharu
members form struggle committee: All the 36 Tharu
Constituent Assembly members of different parties will
be members (ht 09/08/2015),
Madhes
leaders
warn of ethnic tensions (kp
09/08/2015), Yadav
warns
of revolt (ht 09/08/2015),
The
Dalit
march: Nepal cannot afford to ignore the demands of the
Dalits in the forthcoming constitution, by Abhi
Subedi (kp 09/08/2015)
[Nepal can't but, be sure, the
male Bahun leaders do it in their non-inclusive
constitution!]
Parties
at
odds as NC, UML push for 6-7 states (kp 04/08/2015),
Heading
towards
federal structure: ‘Statute should make roles of
different govt layers clear’ (kp 04/08/2015)
Federalism
first:
Those lobbying for local elections should support the
demand to resolve the issue of federalism, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp 28/07/2015)
Life
under
federalism: A federal unit will not bring substantive
changes if we do not alter the economic fundamentals,
by Ram C. Acharya (kp 23/07/2015)
Drawing
the
line: Based on geography, population and regional
balance there could be five provinces in the hills and
three in Tarai, by K.L. Devkota (kp 22/07/2015)
Tarai
parties
seek tentative boundaries before federal commission
(kp 07/06/2015)
Major
parties
‘nearing’ deal on federal model: Leaders say efforts are
under way to reach deal on either six or eight state
model of federalism (kp 04/06/2015), Constitution
likely
sans names of states, by Prakash Acharya (kp
04/06/2015) [The male Bahun
leaders do not want names from ethnic cultures simply
because they see ethnic cultures and languages not as
part of Nepal's national identity!!], Four-party
meeting
zeroes in on 6-state model (kp 05/06/2015), State
restructuring
debate: 4 party leaders to seek fringe forces’ opinion
(kp 06/06/2015)
NC,
UML
‘to accept’ 60-40 poll model if federalism row is sorted
(kp 03/06/2015) [This would be
an intentional step to further reduce inclusion!
Besides, NC and UML want to avoid any kind of better
inclusion of ethnic and regional groups through
the future federal system! Long live male Bahunbad!!]
Madhes
can
be carved into three states, says Sujata (ht
22/04/2015)
KP
Oli’s
Madhesh: The remarcable change of face4 of Madhesh has now
become a political issue being played out in how we choose
to delineate our federal states, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
14/04/2015)
A
Dangerous Prelude To Federalism, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 12/04/2015) [?? Long live
the single ethnic identity based central state??]
Transfer
of
power: DDCs will not be needed under federalism as
village and municipal governments will be capable enough,
by K.L. Devkota (kp 06/04/2015)
Out
on
the edge: Weakening of national sovereignty and
territorial integrity have grave implications for Nepal,
by Gopal Thapa (kp 29/03/2015)
‘Power-sharing
issue
ignored in federalism debate’ (ht 29/03/2015)
Disruptive
proposal:
Ethnocentric federalism cannot be a solution to the ills
of this country, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 15/03/2015)
[Just as the current
ethnocentric orientation of the central state is not a
solution!!!]
C
leaders for referendum to settle state dispute (kp
26/02/2015)
Divide
and
rue: Separation of Kailali and Kanchanpur from the
Far-West region is a conspiracy against people and is
not in keeping with the spirit of change, by Dinesh
Prasad Joshi Ratala (rep 26/02/2015)
Philosophers
and
kings: our scholars on the federalism debate with
strongly-held opinions that are worth encapsulating,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 12/02/2015)
Federalize
the
parties: Restructuring of our political parties is
crucial for successful state restructuring, by
Khimlal Devkota (rep 09/02/2015)
Devolution
without
federalism: There are many other ways to ensure proper
representation without the need for federalism per se,
by David Seddon (nt 06/02/2015), The
‘F’
word: If federalism is a fait accompli let’s try to
minimise the damage that it will cause (nt
06/02/2015)
Federated
Nepal: Will It Weaken Or Strengthen Nationhood?, by
Birendra P Mishra (rn 05/02/2015)
Most
of
the people: Given complexities of the federalism debate,
it would be wise to opt for practical, not absolute,
consensus, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 09/01/2015)
Give
and
take: If a few districts in the west or east need breaking
up for the constitution to be written, break them up,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 08/01/2015)
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