The government has reclaimed over 700 vehicles that were being used by various politicians and former bureaucrats under dual benefits.
According to Dipa Dahal, press and investigation expert to Prime Minister Balen Shah, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) had successfully retrieved 701 luxury vehicles as of Friday.
She noted that the vehicles were recovered from 34 different agencies. Among them, 26 vehicles that were previously assigned under the OPMCM itself have been returned.
The highest number of vehicles – 124 – was reclaimed from the Ministry of Finance. Similarly, 16 vehicles were recovered from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies; and another 16 from the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation.
The government also seized 8 vehicles from the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; 20 from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development; 5 from the Ministry of Water Supply; and 21 from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Furthermore, 8 vehicles were returned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 12 from the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation; 64 from the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport; 6 from the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens; 14 from the Ministry of Defense; 13 from the Ministry of Forests and Environment; and 75 from the Ministry of Urban Development.
"This campaign by the government to maintain administrative discipline by reducing unnecessary spending from the state treasury will add a new dimension to good governance," Dahal told Setopati.
