Tribhuvan University Officials Resign Amidst Ordinance Preparations

Kathmandu. Those who ignored the request of the previous government to resign and cooperate with the new government are now preparing to remove them through ordinance by amending the law, and have started resigning. Only on Thursday, three officials of Tribhuvan University submitted their resignations. TU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Deepak Aryal, Education Dean Prof. Dr. Khadga KC, and Registrar Prof. Dr. Kedar Prasad Rizal submitted their resignations on Thursday.

'We have sent our resignations to the Prime Minister's Office on Thursday,' said Vice-Chancellor Aryal. Aryal stated that the way has been paved for the new government to work easily. Vice-Chancellor Aryal was appointed during the tenure of former Prime Minister KP Oli, while Education Dean KC and Registrar Rizal were appointed during the tenure of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. The term of TU officials is 4 years.

त्रिविका उपकुलपतिसहित तीन जनाले दिए राजीनामा

 The government led by Rastriya Swatantra Party is preparing to scrap more than 1200 appointments in more than 100 bodies made by the previous government due to political appointments and make new appointments. Appointments are made in government-owned corporations, development committees, and institutions. Complaints have been heard that appointments in such bodies by previous governments were based on financial transactions, nepotism, and favoritism rather than merit, capability, and transparency.

Officials from Gorkhapatra, RSS, Press Council, Dairy Development Corporation, Pashupati Area Development Trust, Lumbini Development Trust, Land Commission, etc., are also understood to be preparing to resign soon. As those with previous appointments did not easily pave the way, the government had recommended to the President on Wednesday to amend the ordinance on special arrangements for the removal of public office bearers and the Acts related to universities and health science academies.

राष्ट्रपतिद्वारा सहकारीसम्बन्धी अध्यादेश जारी

However, the President has not yet approved the ordinances other than the one related to cooperatives. President Ram Chandra Paudel is in legal consultation regarding the recommended ordinances. The Prime Minister's Secretariat has already announced that an ordinance on special arrangements for the removal of public office bearers has been brought with the objective of removing officials holding political appointments in public bodies. The Secretariat stated that the government has recommended six ordinances to the President with the aim of making public appointments transparent, reducing party interference, and making service delivery efficient.

Under this, the government has recommended an ordinance to amend some Nepal Acts by intervening in 20 Acts with the objective of reforms in areas including land, land revenue, survey, education, forest, health, civil service, and insurance. The objective is to remove legal obstacles in service delivery and make the system efficient. Besides this, an ordinance to amend the Public Procurement Act has also been recommended. The Prime Minister's Office stated that this ordinance has been made to make the tender process simple and timely.