Govt issues order for public corporations directive board

KATHMANDU,JAN 6: 

In a bid to promote competitiveness and professionalism in the public authorities, the government has issued a directive on the formation of public corporations directive board and its functions.

The government made it public in the Nepal gazette on December 27 by mentioning the formation of the board, qualification of the chairperson and members to the board, their duties, rights and responsibilities as well as their perks and benefits.

The board will formulate policy and programmes on the policies, plans, investment, restructuring, annulment and capacity building in the authorities and recommend to the government for the appointment of executive chief and board of directors.

Similarly, the board will classify the public corporations, and monitor and evaluate the organization, management, and terms of reference of the employees in these bodies.

The government has also included Employee's Provident Fund set up as per the Special Act under the public corporation. Similarly, among the 38 public corporations listed by the government are two media houses -- the Gorakhapatra Corporation and Nepal Television.

With the public authorities dwindling day by day due to political appointment, the parliamentary committee had suggested for appointing executive chiefs there through open competition. The government introduced the formation of the public authorities direction board considering this very suggestion of the parliamentary committee.