Kathmandu Metropolitan City to Automate Record Management and Decision Making

Kathmandu. Kathmandu Metropolitan City is going to automate record management and decision-making processes. Fully embracing e-governance, the Metropolitan City is going to automate the service delivery, record management, and decision-making processes flowing from the center and ward offices.

Along with this, the Metropolitan City will also give high priority to the use of technology by enhancing the digital literacy of representatives and employees. 'GIS-based digital address system technology, interoperability with national and provincial digital systems, cyber security, and system maintenance programs will be promoted,' it is mentioned in the policy and program for the fiscal year 2083/084, 'KMC Dashboard will be established and operated for regular monitoring and informing about plans, service delivery, development projects, revenue, expenditure, infrastructure, environment, disaster management, and grievance management.'

Similarly, for the protection of consumer interests, programs related to food hygiene, quality testing, healthy kitchens, junk food control, regulation of tobacco and alcohol products, safe meat production, and animal management will be effectively operated.

'Ensuring the quality of food products, home delivery of pesticide-free fresh fruits and vegetables will be arranged through Agro Pulling and Metro Mart. Criteria related to the minimum standard of living of the metropolitan residents will be determined and implemented,' the policy and program mentions, 'Necessary arrangements will be made for the construction and operation of organized slaughterhouses for the production and sale of clean, quality, and safe meat. Effective management will be done by adopting humane, scientific, and technical measures while ensuring animal welfare for controlling the population of street dogs and monkeys.'

It has also been mentioned that by amending the legal provisions of Kathmandu Metropolitan City in accordance with the national policy on cooperatives and federal and provincial laws, the cooperative sector will be promoted through regular monitoring, regulation, institutional good governance, and financial discipline of cooperative-related unions and organizations within its jurisdiction.

'Facilitation will be provided in the process of re-operation, cancellation, and dissolution of inactive cooperatives,' it is mentioned in the policy and program for the fiscal year 2083/084.