INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 23Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the government is clear that any alleged cases of
corruption can be investigated at any time and those found responsible for such wrong doings will be held accountable.
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Unveiling the government's
achievements in its first 100 hundred days amidst a special programme at the Singha Durbar-based Office of the Prime Ministers and Council
of Ministers today, the head of government said legal actions have been launched against the misappropriation of cooperative funds on the
same basis."As of date, over 600 individuals have faced legal actions, and above 575 are in confinement," he said adding that the government
is working on a draft to formulate the Cooperative Authority Act aimed at refunding the savings of cooperative members and establishing the
Cooperative Loan Information Center and the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
According to Prime Minister Oli, the government is
clear that the prevention of corruption and theestablishment of good governance can't be achieved 'overnight', they require systematic
efforts, instead.He said the law is a guiding tool for the government to respond to corruption and combat it.He said, " We have felt the
pervasive culture of evading legal repercussions in cases of corruption, protecting corrupts and abettors of corruption, and spreading
instability and anarchy in the nation."Similarly, during the address, he said the incumbent government is sensitive about addressing the
He said this government has already cleared dues to 1.5 million dairy farmers.Earlier, the government allocated Rs 600 million for their
Similarly, around 75,000 sugarcane farmers have also received their entitled subsidies, according to the PM.PM Oli added that the government
in this period released Rs 800 million to the accounts of Nepal Insurance Authority to cover farmers' insurance claims and paid Rs 6.75
billion to construction companies in this period.
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