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Summary
Nepal's new government under Prime Minister Balendra Shah has launched anti-corruption measures including investigating former leaders and proposing a transparency dashboard to track officials' assets and appointments.
Key Points
- Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah's government has begun anti-corruption investigations and announced a 100-point governance plan.
- A public online dashboard is proposed to track annual asset declarations of ministers and their families to enhance transparency.
- The dashboard should also monitor political appointments and foreign scholarships linked to ministers' relatives to expose patronage.
- An independent commission with civil society involvement is recommended to oversee investigations, ensuring accountability beyond government control.
