KATHMANDU: The government is set to form multiple committees, task forces, and study teams within a month as part of its 100-point governance reform agenda aimed at making public administration result-oriented, effective, measurable, and accountable.
According to the action plan approved by the Cabinet, several institutional mechanisms will be established within defined timelines to ensure implementation of key reform measures.
Under the reform agenda, a high-level investigation committee will be formed within a week to examine the facts surrounding incidents that occurred on September 9 2025.
The committee will be mandated to collect and analyze all relevant details, identify responsible parties, and submit a report within a specified timeframe. The government has indicated that further action will be taken based on the committee’s recommendations.
Asset investigation committee in 15 days
To curb corruption, hidden wealth, and impunity, the government will form a powerful asset investigation committee under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers within 15 days.
The committee will include experts from law, finance, revenue, and investigative sectors, along with representatives from relevant agencies. It will be equipped with legal and technical mechanisms to ensure a transparent and results-driven process.
The committee will have the authority to collect documents, examine records, and make recommendations.
In the first phase, it will investigate assets of key political office bearers and senior officials who have held public office from the 2006 People’s Movement to the present. The second phase will cover those who served between 1990 and 2005.
Task force to restructure state bodies
The reform plan also includes forming a high-level task force to evaluate boards, committees, projects, and institutional structures that are unproductive, duplicative, or financially burdensome.
The task force, comprising representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, will submit recommendations within one month.
Based on its findings, the government will decide whether to abolish, merge, or restructure such entities.
A separate study team will be formed within 30 days to assess problematic projects, including stalled contracts and investments yielding no returns.
The team will evaluate the feasibility and relevance of such projects and recommend whether they should be continued or discontinued.
Unified structure for investment and industry bodies
To address overlapping responsibilities among institutions such as the Investment Board Nepal, Trade and Export Promotion Centre, and Department of Industry, the government will form a task force within 30 days to propose an integrated structure.
The task force will develop a clear roadmap, functional structure, and necessary legal provisions to transform these services into a single-window system covering investment promotion, export expansion, industrial development, project structuring, and development finance.
The reform agenda also includes forming an inter-ministerial task force within 30 days, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to study the impact of international and regional crises.
In particular, the task force will assess potential effects of evolving situations in West Asia on Nepal’s economy, foreign employment, supply chains, energy, and social sectors.
A separate high-level study team will be formed with representatives from relevant ministries to conduct a detailed analysis and submit short-term, medium-term, and long-term policy recommendations within seven days.
Constitution amendment discussion panel
The Cabinet has also decided to form a task force to prepare a discussion paper on constitutional amendments.
The task force will be coordinated by political advisor Asim Shah to Prime Minister Balen Shah, with participation from political parties represented in Parliament.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers will prepare the discussion paper within seven days to build national consensus on long-term political and institutional reforms, including the electoral system.
The government has stated that the process will be participatory, transparent, and evidence-based, with further decisions to follow based on the outcomes of the discussions.
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