Kathmandu Metro pitches smart city vision, heritage push and social welfare expansion in new fiscal policy
Summary
Kathmandu Metropolitan City unveils its fiscal year 2083/84 policy focusing on smart city development, heritage conservation, social welfare expansion, and digital governance initiatives to enhance urban living.
Key Points
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City announced its policy and programme for fiscal year 2083/84 under the theme "Cultural City, Prosperous Metropolis."
- The agenda includes governance reform, heritage conservation, infrastructure development, digital transformation, and expansion of social welfare services.
- Key initiatives include operationalizing One Stop Service Centres, targeted empowerment for vulnerable groups, and development of a new metropolitan hospital.
- Heritage promotion and digital documentation, waste management modernization, infrastructure resilience, and digital governance systems are major priorities.
