Integrated Assessment Report Reveals Stark Performance Differences Among Local Governments

Kathmandu. It has been seven years since the federal governance system began in Nepal. 753 local governments are active with the constitutional vision of bringing 'Singha Durbar to the villages' and establishing public access to state resources. However, for the first time, an integrated assessment report has been released on how strong local governments have become institutionally and what standards of financial governance they have established in these seven years.

The integrated report for the fiscal year 2080/081 has been released. The 'Local Level Institutional Capacity Development Status Analysis and Area Identification Report' published by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration presents a picture of Nepal's federalism implementation that, on one hand, shows some beautiful colors of success, while on the other hand, it also exposes a frightening gap of governance and financial irregularities.