Nepal Government Bans Hotel Meetings and Training to Cut Expenses

Kathmandu. The government has strictly implemented its policy of cutting expenses, prohibiting government programs from being held in hotels and resorts.The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation issued a notice on Monday, directing all its subordinate bodies not to hold meetings, seminars, and training programs in expensive hotels.The Ministry's Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division issued a circular to its subordinate offices stating that this decision has been made to make government spending economical and result-oriented.The circular states, 'When conducting approved annual programs and other programs, this ministry and its subordinate departments, commissions, authorities, training centers, and offices are...