Banking News – The government has claimed significant progress in good governance, administrative reform, anti-corruption efforts, public service delivery, and digital governance during its first 100 days in office.

Presenting the government’s 100-day progress report in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Government Spokesperson and Minister for Education and Sports Sasmita Pokharel said that most of the commitments outlined in the government’s action plan have entered the implementation phase.

According to the report released through the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the government has continuously monitored the 100-day governance reform plan approved on the day it assumed office. Each initiative was assigned a responsible agency, implementation timeline, and performance indicators to ensure effective execution.

The government stated that it reduced the number of federal ministries from 22 to 18 and formed a 17-member Cabinet to streamline administration and cut public expenditure. It estimates that the restructuring will save approximately NPR 20 billion annually. The report also noted the introduction of a new evidence-based policy formulation and evaluation framework, along with the registration of an amendment bill to the Public Procurement Act in Parliament.

As part of its anti-corruption agenda, the government established a commission to investigate the illicit assets of political office bearers and senior government officials. More than 11,000 asset declarations and complaints have already been collected and are currently undergoing preliminary analysis.

Minister Pokharel said the government has maintained a zero-tolerance policy toward corruption, promoted fiscal discipline, prioritized merit-based appointments, and expanded digital public services. He pledged that governance reforms would become more effective, institutionalized, and results-oriented in the coming days.

The government also stated that reports related to the Nepal Children’s Organization (Bal Mandir) land case and the Ncell share ownership dispute have been implemented, while investigations by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) remain ongoing. It added that 466 middlemen operating within government offices have been detained, leading to the registration of 170 cases.

According to the report, law enforcement agencies arrested 13,696 individuals involved in robbery and violent crimes, filing 6,195 criminal cases, while CCTV cameras have been installed at 4,123 high-risk locations across the country to strengthen public security.

In the agricultural sector, the government said it facilitated the payment of 92 percent of the NPR 13.76 billion owed to sugarcane farmers, provided NPR 350 million to dairy farmers, and fixed minimum support prices for wheat and paddy.

On financial crime control, the report stated that authorities filed seven money laundering cases against 101 individuals and legal entities, with claims amounting to NPR 118 billion.

To improve fiscal efficiency, the government abolished 31 non-productive public entities, merged six organizations, transferred six others, and initiated the restructuring of 18 additional institutions. It also reported confiscating 672 illegally used government vehicles, recovering NPR 132.6 million from Tribhuvan University professors who failed to return after study leave, and collecting NPR 434.8 million in outstanding industrial dues.

The government further announced that it removed more than 1,500 political appointees and introduced open competitive recruitment for key public positions. Appointments have already been completed at the National Planning Commission, universities, and the Nepal Securities Board, while the selection process for other institutions is ongoing. It also said the process of appointing ambassadors through open competition has reached its final stage for the first time.

To improve public service delivery, the government extended operating hours at major customs offices to 12 hours daily, introduced service quality standards for all 753 local governments, established help desks at land revenue and survey offices, expanded citizenship and passport services through postal offices in 75 districts, printed more than 447,000 driving licenses, and launched land administration services in 35 local governments.

Under its digital governance initiative, the government introduced online citizenship recommendation services in all 77 districts, launched an online passport application system, expanded services available through the Nagarik App, implemented an integrated office management system in 704 government agencies, and made online mortgage registration and release services mandatory for banks and financial institutions.