29 January, Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said although basic framework was ready for implementation of federalism, formulation of new law and amendment of old remained to be carried out.
PM Dahal said it during a high level discussion on draft report on revision of work expansion and enlargement among the national and sub-national governments here Sunday.
According to him, although it had been a year since the election of the people’s representatives for the second time after promulgation of new constitution, ambiguity was seen in many spheres especially over the exclusive and concurrent rights of the three-tier government.
Dahal said that the revision process was taken forward acknowledging the need and demand of the provincial and local governments.
The Head of the State asserted, “Since the promulgation of constitution, the federal governance is being practiced in the country based on the principle of cooperation, co-existence and coordination. We have gained encouraging achievements in eight years of promulgation of constitution.”
The meeting of the National Coordination Council last year had decided to form Revision of Work Expansion and Enlargement and Recommendation Committee to iron out overlapping and ambiguity surfaced while enforcing federalism.
Present in the discussion were Deputy Prime Ministers, Chairpersons of thematic committees of national assembly and House of Representatives, different party leaders, chief secretary, secretaries and experts.
The expansion and enlargement of exclusive and concurrent rights of the federal, provincial and local governments as mentioned in the Schedules 5 to 9 of the Constitution of Nepal is in effect since January 31, 2017.
