Kathmandu, April 25
The National Association of Rural Municipality in Nepal, an organisation representing elected leaders of rural municipality from throughout the country, has warned that the leaders will appoint staff required for their office on their own if the federal government fails to send required human resources at the earliest.
The constitution authorises local government bodies to appoint required staff after issuing necessary laws. However, they currently lack financial resources, and hence have to depend on the federal government.
“We have already waited for one year,” the Association’s Chairman Hom Narayan Shrestha says, “But, there is no staff management. Now, we will wait for one more month.”
Meanwhile, the elected leaders have objected to the government’s order of precedence claiming it made them feel humiliated as they have been put under staff. On the other hand, the order has treated municipality mayors and rural municipality chairpersons differently.
