Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the enactments of 126 new laws demanded by the constitution in a year were the first record in Nepal’s parliamentary history. In his address to the House of Representatives ( HoR) session today, the PM reminded that within a year of the government formation, 126 laws were formulated and 13 acts and some of Nepal’s acts were amended.
According to him, good relations and co-operation have been cordially maintained among the central, state and local governments and a direction set for the enforcement of the constitution. The government is working to establish the rule of law by controlling corruption and crime that undermine democracy.
“We spent time to discuss how to implement people’s fundamental rights enshrined by the constitution, formulating polices and establishing the culture for the same. We have achieved inclusion and equity in a short span of time,” the PM asserted.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government was active to accelerate campaign of development construction by controlling illegal and violent activities.
In today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), Prime Minister Oli said that the government was eager to resolve the problems through talks.
He further said that it country was moving ahead to fulfill the campaign of ensuring rights to the people.
Saying this year has been considered as the year of big achievements in view of determining basis for challenge and law formulation, the Prime Minister said that governments of three-level have already been formed after holding three-tier of election as per the constitution.
PM Oli said, “We are now able to safeguard political achievements gained in the past”, adding that formulating many laws without differences in the House was not general issue.
He said, “The government will not lag behind to take legal action against those involved in corruption.’ Saying the government was clear regarding the foreign affairs, Prime Minister Oli said that protection and promotion of country’s sovereignty and geographical integrity are government’s basic policy and concept.
He said that the country has made a notable achievements regarding women participation in a short span. The government has also been carrying out activities in order to declare Nepal a fully-literate country within two years, added PM Oli.
Prime Minister Oli said, ‘We have not let allow the food shortage, have saved life of mother and infant by providing air service. Around 800 kilometres of road have been blacktopped.”
Saying paddy production has increased by nine per cent this year, he said that development construction activities have been moving ahead in a speedy manner.
PM Oli further said that the government has been moving ahead in a policy-level manner to link forest with agriculture, adding that remarkable progress has been made in reconstruction sector.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that an environment where all Nepalis could consider an investment in the hydropower project has been created in the country.
PM Oli said so with a special stress, speaking in the meeting of House of Representatives on Sunday on a recently launched programme‘ Nepal Ko Pani, Janata Ko Lagani, Harek Nepali Jala Bidyutko Share Ko Dhani(Water of Nepal for People of Nepal, Each Nepali is a shareholder of Hydropower).
The programme aims to generate 3,500 mega watt of electricity by investing Rs 698.8 billion in 19 hydropower projects including the Upper Trishuli III B in Nuwakot which is being constructed by the Nepal Electricity Authority.
PM Oli said, “I have instructed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Ministry of Irrigation to simultaneously carry on with all the projects rather than focusing on completing a single one at a time.”
Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation had recently launched the programme where the PM Oli, during its inaugural, had announced that he would purchase the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the hydropower project to be built in people’s money.
Currently the IPO of Upper Trishuli III B hydropower company has been floated in the market while PM Oli has also applied to buy 1,000 units of shares.
Although the deadline for applying for its share is tomorrow, the number of applicants willing to purchase IPO share to purchase has already exceeded by four fourfold than the shares.
PM Oli also shared that he had already instructed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Ministry of Irrigation to create an environment where the Nepalis could also invest in other hydropower projects.
After the 370-mega watt-Upper Trishuli III B, IPO shares would be floated for 100-mega watt-Tamakoshi-V and 48-mega watt Bheri Babai Diversion, according to the Ministry.
Likewise, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun had applied for 1,000 units of shares of Upper Trishuli III B which is being developed by Trishuli Jal Bidhyut Company Limited.
