Nepali Congress Unveils Election Manifesto Focused on Governance and Economic Revival

Kathmandu. The Nepali Congress has publicly released its manifesto for the House of Representatives elections. The 200-page Congress manifesto, unveiled on Thursday, centers on good governance and corruption control.

 The Congress manifesto includes the formation of a high-level judicial commission to investigate the assets of all high-ranking officials who have held public office since 2048 BS.

The manifesto places special priority on the economic and development aspects. Declaring the next five years as the 'Decade of Economic Revival,' Congress aims to achieve an annual economic growth rate exceeding 7 percent and double the size of the economy.

Adopting the policy of 'Employment Where You Are' to create respectable employment opportunities domestically, an ambitious plan has been put forward to create at least 1.5 million jobs in five years. Furthermore, Congress has set a target of bringing in 3 million tourists annually and increasing electricity generation capacity to 15,000 megawatts within 10 years.

In the area of social security, Congress has introduced an integrated concept of 'From Womb to Grief.' Free treatment is guaranteed for children under 3 years old and senior citizens above 73 years old, treatment costs for patients with serious diseases like cancer and kidney ailments, and free health insurance for the impoverished are guaranteed.