KATHMANDU: Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Chet Narayan Acharya has argued that the Lumbini Province Government has successfully delivered the overall development initiatives to the people through good-governance and social justice.
Talking to RSS, Chief Minister Acharya said a foundation stone has been laid to ensure satisfaction to the people from the service delivery carried out by the Province Government.
“The multidimensional poverty rate has been reduced to 18 per cent now from 30 per cent in 2075/076 BS. The unemployment has been reduced to eight percent from 11 per cent. And the child mortality rate is now 33 per 1,000 from 45 and the infant mortality rate is 21 per 1,000 from 30,” the Chief Minister said.
Acharya argued that the constitution achieved from the dedication and sacrifices of Nepali has federated the state power, keeping people at the centre and the province governments have been providing services to the people keeping people at the centre.
“The pro-people service is the key achievement of the constitution. We have been guided by the constitutional provisions of ensuring equal opportunity to all and making an equitable society,” Acharya added.
“There has been constant progress in agriculture, tourism and industry sectors in Lumbini Province through the planned development efforts. Positive achievements have been obtained in the areas of women’s participation and empowerment, social inclusion, human resource development and other areas,” the Chief Minister added.
Likewise, he said that there has been progress in the SDG indicators. “The achievements are not complete as we expected. We wanted to work to make a great stride but COVID-19, earthquakes and other natural disasters hindered our expectations,” he shared.
According to Acharya, the province government has been visible from zero and now has arrived in a state to deliver achievements that the people can experience.
Asked about the poor state of intergovernmental relations, the Lumbini Province Chief Minister said efforts have been taken from the respective sides instead of creating contradictions among federal, province and local levels for the implementation of the constitution.
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