Good Governance in Nepal: Challenges and Way Forward
Summary
Nepal faces significant challenges in achieving good governance, with issues in capital expenditure, policy corruption, and lack of accountability hindering development progress despite ambitious plans for digital transformation.
Key Points
- Good governance requires transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery to build trust between the state and citizens.
- Nepal's capital budget remains largely unspent due to policy and structural barriers, lack of project ownership, and administrative hurdles.
- There is a gap between legal adherence and legitimacy in governance, with policy-level corruption undermining public trust.
- A lack of accountability and fear of investigative bodies cause bureaucratic impunity, obstructing capital expenditure and development implementation.
