Bagmati Province Government Faces Administrative Chaos Amidst Ministry Restructuring
Summary
Bagmati Province Government’s ministry restructuring has triggered administrative chaos, with delayed Organization and Management Survey work, surplus secretaries, and halted employee salaries and allowances. Officials say the confusion stems from political indecision over the final number of ministries.
Key Points
- Bagmati Province has reduced ministries from 14 to 8, but the administrative structure is still operating under the old setup, creating confusion.
- The province has assigned multiple secretaries to several ministries while five secretaries remain surplus and the federal government has not recalled them.
- Secretary Rambabu Puri said political delays over ministry numbers have stalled the Organization and Management Survey, employee assignments, and salary and allowance disbursement.
- The new O&M is expected to cut the provincial staff strength from 5,193 to around 4,900, while keeping health staffing unchanged.
