Kathmandu. The 13th session of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Assembly has ended today. The first meeting of the convention was held on Asar 6. In the meeting, the head of the Metropolitan Municipality Balendra Sah (Balen) said. and He presented the annual policy and program of 2080/081. He reviewed the program of the current financial year in 52 points and presented 11 points of policy and 125 points of strategy. In the second meeting held on Asar 8, the presented policies and tactics were unanimously approved.
In the third meeting on Asar 10, Mayor Sah presented the financial bill and Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol presented the budget and appropriation bill for the financial year 2080/081. In the meeting, a budget of 25,547,820,000 rupees was presented for this year. An allocation of 8 billion 61 crore 53 lakh 28 thousand rupees and 16 billion 93 crore 24 lakh 92 thousand rupees for capital was proposed. In the fourth session of the legislative session held on Asar 26, Macharaja Maharjan, the coordinator of the legislative committee, presented 3 bills, 2 amendment bills, and one standard. Among the bills presented in the meeting are ‘Communication and Information Bill 2080’, ‘Public Health Service Bill 2080’, and ‘Metropolitan Police Bill 2080’.
Amendment Bill of Education Act 2075 and Personnel Service Act 2077 and Building Construction Standards 2080 were presented in the meeting. Likewise, members of the Good Governance Committee and Ward No. Suman Shrestha, Chairman of 14, submitted a proposal to create posts in various posts under Health Service, City Police Service, and Administration Service.
The annual budget and program, financial and appropriation bill presented in the third meeting, and the bill and amendment bill presented in the fourth meeting were discussed today. Under the work list of the discussion, regarding the annual budget and program, Macharaja Maharjan, Ishwarman Dangol, Balkrishna Maharjan, Udayachudamani Bajracharya, Santosh Dhungel, Tekraj Adhikari, Navin Mainali, Hark Bahadur Khati, Bhagwan Budhathoki, Srijan Vetwal, Rambabu Koirala, Ratnakar Bajracharya, Rupa Thapa Chhetri, Mahesh Nepali, along with members of the Municipal Assembly expressed their opinion. Similarly, Nhuchchekaji Maharjan, Ratnakar Bajracharya, Kavita Das, Suresh Manandhar, Chandradevi Manandhar, Gyanu Dangol Maharjan, Asha Shrestha Rauniar, Leela Vishunkhe expressed their views on the bill and amendment bill.
This year education, health, infrastructure, culture, heritage and tourism, environment management, institutional development and governance, revenue and finance management, urban transport, law and human rights, agriculture and livestock, social development, sports, cooperatives, international relations, disaster Programs have been approved on the basis of strategies related to management, urban development, and building standards, public-private partnership, information and technology, green promotion projects, urban planning commission. Mahanagara Gauravka Yojana and Mahanagara Swarnim Yojana, covering a large area and population, will also be implemented this year.
‘Home education, the desire of a metropolis’, ‘One school, one nurse’, ‘One school, one social facilitator’, ‘Accessible health services, support for citizens’, ‘Accessible pharmacy’, ‘Dust-free Kathmandu’, ‘Beautiful metropolis’, ‘Bright city’, My metropolis’ are included in this year’s strategy. Such as ‘Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Wealth of the Metropolis’, ‘Nyaya Chautari’, ‘Agropooling’, ‘Sathi Metropolis’, ‘One Toll, One Sports Infrastructure’, ‘Flood Solution’, ‘Online Service for Governance’, ‘The Metropolis Sees ‘, ‘Mero Rahar, Harit Sahar’, ‘Mission 2100’ are slogans and plans related to the action policy.
In today’s meeting, the coordinator of the audit committee, Gayatri Pudasaini, presented the report of the audit committee. In the report, it has been mentioned that 683.637 thousand rupees were found to be incorrect from the audit report of the financial year 2078/079, but 2.16 million 90 thousand rupees were lost from the initial process. Out of the amount remaining till this period, in the financial year 2079/080, Rs. 62 crores 59 lakhs 84 thousand rupees is in the process of bankruptcy and equalization.
3 billion 44 crores 64 lakhs 74 thousand rupees after equalization and accounting is seen from Veruzu update. The committee suggests that regularity, frugality, effectiveness, and efficiency should be increased to maintain good financial governance. An internal control system, formulation of an annual procurement plan, expansion of monitoring and evaluation system, and revenue system should be included in the formula. Asha Shrestha Rauniyar, a member of the Municipal Assembly and a member of the Judicial Committee, presented the report of the committee. The main work started by the committee is the method of reconciliation for judicial representation, list of conciliators, formation and operation of ward-level women’s network, and first national conference of the judicial committee.
Similarly, the development of the court system, free legal services, priority to regular hearing and dispute settlement, agreement and decision implementation, judicial defense, and lawmaking are mentioned in the report as important tasks.
In the financial year 2079-080, 127 disputes were registered before the committee. Out of them, 9 were resolved through conciliation and 76 through the decision process. Of the 49 disputes that have not been appealed, 30 decisions have been implemented. Nyaya Chowtari Golden Scheme, full use of Eijalas software, predictable, fast, and efficient justice, and making reconciliation at the ward level more systematic and effective have been mentioned as the work to be done for judicial reform.
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