Bagmati Province Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Discusses Administrative Challenges and Reforms
Summary
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Kiran Thapa says the province is reforming employee management, ministry structures and service delivery after cutting ministries from 14 to 8. He says the government is expanding permanent recruitment, enforcing transfer rules, and using digital systems such as e-attendance, GIOMS and online hospital ticketing to improve transparency and efficiency.
Key Points
- Bagmati Province has reduced its ministries from 14 to 8, but Chief Minister Kiran Thapa says the merger has created temporary administrative complications that will be resolved after the Organization and Management Survey.
- Thapa says the province is prioritizing permanent recruitment through the Provincial Public Service Commission and moving away from excessive contract hiring.
- He says office chiefs will be rotated more strictly, with limits of two years in one office and three years in one place, and offices will be categorized to improve postings.
- The province is introducing digital tools such as e-attendance, GIOMS, online ticketing and electronic medical records to modernize administration and health services.
