federalism

Power tussles continue as provincial and local governments seek to define themselves under the new constitution.

Halfway through the fiscal year, the seven provincial governments have spent a mere fraction of their otherwise sizeable budgets.

The federal government just handed down more programmes for the local bodies to implement while the staff crunch at local level remains unresolved. Cause for concern?

The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is setting up seven local offices in parallel to the local bodies. Is “overlapping” an issue?

What does the constitution tabled at present entail for local Nepal? Well, it’s hard to cover it all – the draft document stands at 104 pages plus appendices – but essentially it looks like much will be different in the future.