KP Oli-led govt’s slogan ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ removed from policy and programs
The government has removed the slogan ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ from its policy and programs unveiled for the upcoming fiscal year.
The erstwhile government led by KP Sharma Oli had been referring to the slogan of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepal’ as the national aspiration.
The Oli government had adopted the slogan for four years.
But, now the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government has removed the slogan from the policy and programs.
Government plans to construct charging stations to promote use of electric vehicles
The government has planned to construct charging stations in collaboration with the private sector to promote the use of electric vehicles.
In the policy and programs presented by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday, the government has planned to review the electricity tariff rate to increase electricity consumption and to gradually replace cooking gas.
The government is also planning to build large reservoir hydropower projects to ensure the supply of electricity 12 months.
An additional 715 MW of electricity will be added to the national power grid next year.
Lawmakers file public importance proposal at Parliament against fuel price hike
With the increase in the prices of daily essential commodities and petroleum products, lawmakers have registered a public importance proposal at the Parliament.
CPN-UML Chief Whip Bishal Bhattarai, lawmakers Rajendra Prasad Lingden and Ganesh Kumar Pahadi registered the urgent public importance proposal at the House of Representatives.
In the proposal, they have demanded the government's efforts to reduce leakage, commission and exorbitant taxes on cooking gas, petrol, diesel and kerosene.
The government has jacked up the prices of petroleum products two times in a span of two weeks.
The Joint Student Union has been staging phase-wise protests against the government's decision to hike the prices of petroleum products.
Cabinet endorses government’s policy and programs
A Cabinet meeting endorsed the policy and programs of the government for the upcoming fiscal year.
The meeting held at the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday decided to pass the policy and programs of the government.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to present the policy and programs of the government in the joint meeting of the House of Representatives and Nepal Assembly this afternoon.
The Parliament meeting has been called for 4 pm today.
