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| Kathmandu Sunday March 31, 2002 Chaitra 18, 2058. |
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Decentralisation of authority
stressed
Post Report
KATHMANDU, March 30:The government is going to
completely relieve its control over the affairs of district in areas related to
agriculture and livestock from the next fiscal year. This was informed yesterday at a
press conference organised by the Association of District Development Committees of Nepal
(ADDC N).
The officials from the ADDC N, however, are of
the view that it was not enough to realise the objective of a local self-governance in a
democracy just by mere transfer of financial and management authority in agriculture and
livestock.
Speaking at the programme,the officials asked
the government to formulate a transparent policy on the overall aspects of local
governments for strengthening democracy from the grass-roots level through the involvement
of the local people in decision-making process and other areas of intervention.
On the occasion,the ADDC N disclosed a
seven-point proposal suggesting the government to form a clear policy on organisational
structure, elections, decentralisation, and autonomy of the local governments while
amending the Constitution.
At the programme it also recommended the
formation of a decentralisation committee in the Parliament to monitor the activities of
the local governments and the central government.It suggested that the local governments
be granted full autonomy in handling the affairs of the local areas as guaranteed by the
Constitution.
Reading out the papers, Krishna Prasad Sapkota,
President of ADDC N informed the journalists that it has donated Rs 50,000 for the
reconstruction of Achham district, which had been ravaged by the Maoist terrorists in
February this year.
It has further asked for the support of Rs
10,000 from each of the District Development Committees towards rebuilding the battered
district headquarters.
In the mean time, Sapkota informed that the
district is fully prepared to face the local elections due next year despite deteriorating
security scenario in the districts.
"For this we have around 3.2 million rupees
and we will hold the elections, which is necessary for the survival of democracy," he
said.
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