Kathmandu. Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission Dr. Gunakar Bhatta said that the lack of coordination among the federal, provincial and local levels has caused problems in the implementation of development projects.
Speaking at a meeting of the Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the National Assembly on Friday, he said this while speaking at a meeting of the Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee and the Finance, Development and Natural Resources Committee of the Sudurpaschim Province Assembly on the issues of hierarchical legislation, financial interrelations and natural resource management.
Recalling that he held discussions with representatives of various local levels on the eve of the budget after assuming the responsibility at the National Planning Commission, he said that not all the local levels have demanded for specific and supplementary grants.
He said, “After coming to the National Planning Commission, we were taking responsibility on the eve of the budget. He came to the commission with different agendas. Some municipalities had not asked for special and supplementary grants. Even now, 57 municipalities have not asked for special and supplementary grants for the current fiscal year while 97 have not received the grant due to lack of due process or other reasons. ’
According to him, although the lawmakers of the constituency want to present development projects in their constituencies, there is no proposal from the concerned local level.
“Lawmakers are trying to take the plan to their constituencies by prioritizing their constituencies. However, there are no demands for necessary projects and development from the municipalities of the same district. This is a lack of coordination, that is, coordination failure. There is no effective coordination between the lawmakers and the mayor of the municipality,” he said.
Vice-Chair Bhatta stressed the need of regular dialogue and collaboration among the people’s representatives and the three-tier government for the effective implementation of development plans.
Similarly, Ghanashyam Chaudhary, president of the Finance, Development and Natural Resources Committee of the Sudurpaschim Province Assembly, stressed the need for strengthening coordination among the governments to make the federal system of governance effective.
“There is lack of coordination among the federal, provincial and local governments. Today’s world is a world of coordination, without coordination development is not possible. On the one hand, there is conflict between the government and the parliamentarians, there is a difference of opinion between the committee and the government on the other, and there is a lack of coordination between the state and local levels. If coordination can be established by solving these problems, then development will automatically gain momentum. ’
