тАЬрд╕рдЩреНрдШреАрдпрддрд╛ рдЦрд╛рд░реЗрдЬ рдЧрд░тАЭ But Why?
Most give two answers: Corruption and Cost of Governance.
If your answer is Corruption. ShouldnтАЩt the demand be directed at the corrupt politicians, and bureaucrats just like we always do, or the more logical thing to do would be to pressure the lawmaker to amend flaws in federalism.
And if your answer is cost, should we not focus on what makes federalism costly. Before federalism, there were 3,915 Village Development Committees (VDCs); now there are only 753 local government units. The country has moved from 5 Development Regions and 14 Zones to 7 provinces.
The major problem lies in the continued existence of 77 district, Unelected and very powerful CDOs who in many cases wield more power than elected mayors. It has also made citizens in most parts of Nepal still spend hours or even days traveling to district headquarters just to access basic services. These include citizenship, birth, death, marriage, and migration registration services that should ideally be handled locally but still often require district approval. filing or following up on criminal cases, issuing permissions for protests or public gatherings, mediating major disputes, handling legal and judicial services, managing land registration and transfers, approving construction or development projects, issuing licenses for vehicles, small industries, and cooperatives, distributing disaster relief and social welfare, managing teacher postings and transfers, conducting Public Service Commission exams, and verifying documents for passports or foreign employment. That has effectively created a redundant тАЬfourth layerтАЭ of governance. Which overlaps with our 3rd pillar and has led to inefficiency, delays, and wasted resources. As a result, federalism costs more without delivering better governance, leaving citizens to fund multiple layers of government for the same work.