Tuesday, September 3, 2024

#RightToRejectIn2084

Although the Supreme Court ordered in Poush 2070 (December 2013 - January 2014) to implement the provision of #RightToReject in elections, even after 11 years, there has been no preparation by the Government of Nepal or the Election Commission for its implementation.

It seems necessary for everyone to put pressure on the concerned authorities to enforce the

Lets trend these and pressurize government

 #RightToRejectIn2084

#WeWantRightToRejectIn2084

#Mission84

#RightToReject

#NoneOfTheAbove

#NOTA

#ElectionNepal

#RightToRejectin2084

"Right to Reject," or "None of the Above" (NOTA) option in election papers, allows voters to choose an option that signifies they do not support any of the candidates standing in the election. This option is intended to give voters a formal way to express dissatisfaction with all candidates and to potentially influence political parties to offer more suitable candidates. Though NOTA does not typically result in the annulment of the election or a re-election, it can highlight voter dissatisfaction and encourage political reform. 

On January,2014, the Supreme Court has directed the government to provision the voters’ “right to reject” all candidates in elections.

Its been 10 years past and still the Government and Election Commission have not shown any interest in implementing this decision and the court ruling,  was not implemented in the 2017 and  2022 elections. This rule will allow a voter with an option to reject all the candidates mentioned on ballot papers by ticking in a particular box set for the purpose.

So, to pressurize the Government and Election Commission lets trend #RightToRejectin2084 #WeWantRightToRejectin2084 in social media platforms.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

National Pride Projects

Although the Government of Nepal has not yet established criteria for declaring National Pride Projects, it has designated various strategically significant projects that contribute to the country's economic and social transformation as National Pride Projects at different times.

So far, the government has classified and implemented 24 projects as National Pride Projects. However, none of the projects declared as National Pride Projects have been completed on time.

National Pride Projects are high-priority government projects aimed at benefiting the maximum population. These projects are typically long-term in nature and are implemented through multi-year contracts. In contrast, regular projects have shorter durations and are usually completed within two to three years. The government declares a project as a "National Pride Project" when it is expected to have a significant impact on the nation's economic growth and development. Such projects are generally distinguished based on their scale, complexity, and potential impact.

National Pride Projects

  • Sikta Irrigation Project
  • Babai Irrigation Project
  • Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project
  • Bheri Babai Diversion Project
  • Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project
  • Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project
  • West Seti Hydropower Project
  • Bhairahawa Regional/International Airport
  • Pokhara Regional/International Airport
  • Second International Airport, Bara
  • Pashupati Area Development Trust
  • Lumbini Area Development Trust
  • Mid-Hill (Pushpalal) Highway
  • East-West Railway
  • Postal Highway
  • North-South (Koshi) Highway
  • North-South (Kaligandaki Corridor) Highway
  • North-South (Karnali) Highway
  • Kathmandu-Terai/Madhesh Fast Track
  • Melamchi Water Supply Project
  • President Chure Conservation Program


Sunday, August 11, 2024

Nepal Trust


The Nepal Trust Act, which was originally formulated to allow usage only for education and health, was amended to include tourism and business.

After that, a game began where the trust's property was leased to close associates for an extremely low amount, for a duration of 80 to 100 years, at a throwaway price.

Everyone is involved in this collusion. What we see on the surface are the Congress and Communists, but when it comes to benefiting from it, everything is set behind the scenes.


Why do citizens even need the government ?

  #RightToRejectIn2084

Why do citizens even need the government ?

  • To get a two-wheeler driving license takes 2-3 years.
  • You have to run around for 2-4 days just to get a ward recommendation, citizenship, and passport.
  • The national highway feels like an ambush.
  • Food prices are 3-4 times higher.

The country could run even if they just placed a statue on the chair!

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Nepal, Electricity and Trade !!

Nepal, a country rich in water resources, holds immense potential for electricity production. Rather than selling electricity abroad, if domestic consumption could be increased, it would make a significant contribution to the country’s economy.

Some questions that Nepal’s electricity and trade regulatory bodies and the government need to answer:

  1. It has been years since the claim that electricity is being wasted, but how much has the electricity tariff been reduced to encourage domestic consumption? Why is the Step-Up Tariff system, which essentially exploits the people, still in place? The more electricity people consume, the more expensive it gets—how does that encourage consumption? Isn't it high time to introduce a system where higher consumption leads to lower tariffs?

  2. Apart from lighting bulbs, who has actually been taught how to use electricity effectively? Even if electricity were provided for free starting tomorrow, would we, the lazy Nepalis, do anything other than keeping the lights on 24/7? What other measures have been introduced to boost electricity consumption?

  3. Increasing domestic consumption would contribute more to GDP than selling electricity abroad. But instead, petroleum pipelines are rapidly being built by India, and we are happily receiving fuel. Even India needs infrastructure to sell fuel—it needs to lay pipelines, just as it needs infrastructure to transmit electricity.

  4. Streetlights are being cut off due to payment disputes with municipalities. If the electricity authority is making a profit, how exactly does that benefit the people?

  5. Instead of worrying about 1,000 megawatts going to waste tomorrow, why not distribute 100 megawatts for free today to cultivate the habit of using electricity? Increasing consumption requires habit formation, not just supplying electricity.

The current policy seems to be: "Sell paddy, buy flattened rice to eat"("धान वेचउ, चिउरा बेसाएर खाऊ"). We sell electricity and then buy fuel to run our vehicles, cook food using gas, and continue being dependent on imported energy. Why does Nepal even need electricity? We, the lazy Nepalis, will only leave our lights on all day if given free electricity—that’s all we know. Neither books, nor the government, nor the concerned authorities have taught us how to utilize electricity productively. Instead, everyone seems obsessed with the idea that Nepal has too much electricity, it is going to waste, and it should be sold cheaply to our neighbors just to earn a little money.



Monday, July 29, 2024

#जलस्रोतको_दोस्रो_धनि_देश

#RightToRejectin2084 #WeWantRightToRejectin2084

नेपाल जलस्रोतमा दोस्रो धनि देस,कति पानी चाहियो भन्नुस? 20रुपैयाको 1लिटर कि 50रुपैयाको 20लिटर कि 1000को 7000लिटर?

Mutual Funds


Mutual funds are financial funds that provide individual investors with the opportunity to pool their money together and invest "mutually" in stocks, bonds, and other securities. As an investor in a mutual fund, one does not directly own stocks but shares equally in the overall gains or losses of the fund's holdings.

Features of Mutual Funds:

  1. Mutual funds are managed by professional financial managers who are responsible for investing in various securities with the goal of achieving optimal returns.
  2. They are traded based on their net asset value (NAV) at the time of closing.
  3. Any investor in a mutual fund is entitled to share in both profits and losses.
  4. Mutual funds offer a systematic approach with diversified investment strategies.

Types of Mutual Funds

There are two types of mutual funds:

  1. Open-End Mutual Funds
  2. Closed-End Mutual Funds

Open-End Mutual Funds

Open-end mutual funds issue units to investors based on the fund's Net Asset Value (NAV), which is calculated daily. These funds do not have a fixed maturity period. Investors can easily buy or sell units from the fund management company at the NAV price. Open-end mutual funds also offer Systematic Investment Plans (SIP) for regular investments.

Closed-End Mutual Funds

Closed-end mutual funds have a fixed maturity period and are traded on the stock exchange. The maturity period of these funds typically ranges from 3 to 15 years. Investors can initially subscribe to these funds during their Initial Public Offering (IPO) and later buy or sell units on the stock exchange based on market demand and supply, similar to stocks.

Road infrastructure: A stone age in Nepal


There isn’t even an example in the country of what the standard of a national highway should be.

The media and politicians make a fuss, claiming that a road has been connected to the network just because a bulldozer passed through.

For how long will our definition of a paved road remain just applying a layer of black coating?

National highways are in such fragile condition that there isn’t even a single example in the country to set a benchmark.

Either our representatives only focus on digging roads, or they have no idea about what road standards should be.

We are still in the Stone Age when it comes to road infrastructure—talking about railways and water transport is nothing but a daydream.


Look What a Joke!!

Even Google says that to Travel from Kathmandu to Dadeldhura, home town of waiting PM Sher Bahadur Dewa, the 777Km road within Nepal takes similar time compared to 920 KM through Indian Highway. 








Tuesday, July 23, 2024

The sons of kings vs. the sons of today’s political leaders.


The eldest son destined to be king received an education tailored for leadership—diplomacy, strategy, and governance were all taught to him. His upbringing was entirely different from that of other family members, ensuring he was well-prepared to rule the nation.

But today, leaders who entered the capital wearing cheap, worn-out sandals are behaving like a beggar who, upon receiving a banana, eats it whole with the peel. Some of their own children have already left the country, believing that their fathers’ politics won’t build a nation. Those who remain are either involved in smuggling or gang activities because their fathers failed to guide them. The so-called revolutionary leaders who once vowed to change the country couldn’t even set their own children on the right path—so how can they be expected to lead a nation?

Some suggestions for amend of the constitution to the current alliance between Congress and UML.

The current alliance between Congress and UML includes an agreement to amend the constitution.

Nepal's current government and parliamentary structure appear to be quite expensive and extensive. After the formation of provincial and local governments, many public services and structures were supposed to be decentralized and handed down accordingly. However, this has not been effectively implemented. To align with the spirit of the constitution and to strengthen federalism while maximizing efficiency, some adjustments to the central government and parliament seem essential. Therefore, the following proposals have been put forward to restructure the current system:

1. One District, One Representative

Parliamentarians are meant to formulate policies, not engage in development work. Each district should have just one representative.
There is no need for absentee parliamentarians who merely sign attendance for allowances but fail to meet the quorum during sessions.

  • MPs receive salaries for being in office.
  • They receive additional meeting allowances for attending parliamentary sessions.
  • If attending the parliament is their main job, why is there a separate allowance for it? Strange!
  • Moreover, some just sign in and leave, yet still claim allowances, while the parliament struggles to meet quorum.
  • How long will we keep electing such irresponsible representatives?

Furthermore, the rationale behind proportional representation seats must be clarified to the public, as they are often misused to bring in wives, children, brothers-in-law, contractors, and businessmen into parliament.

2. 8-10 Ministries

To strengthen federalism, local and provincial governments should be given responsibility for implementing projects within their respective areas, while the federal government should focus only on national priority projects. Therefore, the current 20-22 ministries at the federal level could be reduced to 8-10.

Additionally, ministers should be appointed only from MPs with relevant experience and qualifications in their respective ministries. This would reduce the race for ministerial positions and help MPs focus more on parliamentary duties.

3. An Expert and Inclusive National Assembly

Since elected parliamentary bodies may lack representation from subject-matter expertslaw-making processes should include experienced professionals from various fields.

To address this, a 50-member National Assembly should be formed, including experts with a minimum educational qualification or at least 8-10 years of professional experience, ensuring inclusive representation.

Additionally, to reduce the number of VIP positions, the Vice President should also serve as the Chairperson of the National Assembly.


Tuesday, June 18, 2024

नेपाल सरकार तथा प्रदेश सरकारहरुको बजेट

नेपाल सरकार बजेट संरचना

कुल बजेट: १८ खर्ब ६० अर्ब ३० करोड

खर्च

बजेटको स्रोत

चालु खर्च

पुजीगत खर्च

वित्तिय व्यवस्थापन

आन्तरिक राजस्व

आन्तरिक ऋण 

वैदेशिक ऋण

वैदेशिक अनुदान

 

 ११ खर्ब ४० अर्ब ६६ करोड

(६१.३१%)

३ खर्ब ५२ अर्ब ३५ करोड

(१८.९४%)

३ खर्ब ६७ अर्ब १८ करोड

(१९.७४%)

१२ खर्ब ६० अर्ब ३० करोड

३ खर्ब ३० अर्ब

२ खर्ब १७ अर्ब ६७ करोड

५२ अर्ब ३३ करोड

 

  नेपालको संसदिय प्रणली सुधार तथा सार्वजनिक खर्च कटौतिका लागि गर्नुपर्ने केहि सुधारका लागी सुझावहरु

प्रदेश सरकार

कुल बजेट

 

खर्च

बजेटको स्रोत

 

चालु खर्च

पुजीगत खर्च

वित्तिय व्यवस्थापन

आन्तरिक राजस्व

राजस्व बाँडफाँटबाट प्राप्त

संघीय सरकारले दिने अनुदान 

चालु आर्थिक वर्षको मौज्दात 

आन्तरिक ऋण 

कोशी प्रदेश

कुल बजेटः३५ अर्ब २७ करोड ९३ लाख

१४ अर्ब ४७ करोड ३० लाख

१६ अर्ब २० करोड

अर्ब

५८ करोड

अर्ब ९८ करोड

१२ अर्ब ४० करोड

१४ अर्ब ५३ करोड

अर्ब २५ करोड

 

मधेश प्रदेश

कुल बजेट : ४३ अर्ब ८९ करोड

१६ अर्ब लाख

२७ अर्ब ८९ करोड

 

अर्ब करोड

१३ अर्ब ६० करोड

११ अर्ब ३५ करोड

अर्ब ८६ करोड

अर्ब

बागमती प्रदेश

कुल बजेट : ६४ अर्ब ५४ करोड

२६ अर्ब १० करोड

३६ अर्ब ९३ करोड

अर्ब

५० करोड

कर राजस्व : २७ अर्ब ५८ करोड
अन्य राजस्व :  अर्ब ५१ करोड

 

१५ अर्ब ५७ करोड

मौज्दात अन्य प्राप्ति : १४ अर्ब ८६ करोड

गण्डकी प्रदेश

कुल बजेट : ३२ अर्ब ९७ करोड

१३ अर्ब १६ करोड

१९ अर्ब ५१ करोड

करोड

 

अर्ब १७ करोड

अर्ब ६१ करोड

 

 

१२ अर्ब ५७ करोड

अर्ब ९४ करोड

 

 

लुम्बिनी प्रदेश

कुल बजेट : ३८ अर्ब ९७ करोड

११ अर्ब २४ करोड

२४ अर्ब ५८ करोड

अर्ब

१४ करोड

अर्ब ५१ करोड

 

१२ अर्ब करोड

१४ अर्ब

  अर्ब

 

 

 

कर्णाली प्रदेश

कुल बजेट : ३१ अर्ब ४१ करोड

अर्ब ५७ करोड

१८ अर्ब ७५ करोड

अर्ब ८३ करोड

८३ करोड ४४ लाख

 

अर्ब ३८ करोड

१६ अर्ब करोड

अर्ब १३ करोड

 

 

सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश 

कुल बजेट : ३१ अर्ब ६२ करोड

११ अर्ब करोड

१७ अर्ब ५३ करोड

अर्ब ९२ करोड

अर्ब ६० करोड

 

अर्ब ९९ करोड

१३ अर्ब ८२ करोड

 

अर्ब १५ करोड

 

  नेपालको संसदिय प्रणली सुधार तथा सार्वजनिक खर्च कटौतिका लागि गर्नुपर्ने केहि सुधारका लागी सुझावहरु