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BREAKING: PM Balen Introduces Bill to Amend Good Governance Act KATHMANDU — Prime Minister Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, has introduced the Good Governance (Management and Operation) (First Amendment) Bill, 2083. The proposed legislation aims to make Nepal’s public administration more citizen-centric, transparent, accountable, responsible, effective and results-oriented. Nepal’s Good Governance (Management and Operation) Act, 2064 is currently in force. The existing law includes provisions aimed at ensuring that government agencies provide citizens with public services that are simple, prompt and quality-oriented, while maintaining transparency and accountability in administrative affairs and improving the decision-making process. The government has said the proposed amendment is intended to strengthen the implementation of the existing law and make the functioning of government offices more systematic, efficient and cost-effective. The proposal also seeks to establish greater uniformity in government procedures and ensure that administrative operations are carried out according to clearly defined standards. According to Prime Minister Balen, an amendment to the Good Governance Act is necessary to provide the government with a clearer legal basis to formulate and implement the necessary directives, procedures, standards and guidelines for improving public administration. The proposed changes are aimed at strengthening service delivery, transparency, accountability and consistency in government operations, while making administrative processes more streamlined and results-oriented. @ShahBalen @PM_nepal_

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