Constituency Infrastructure Development Programme News Today

Based on the number of registered beneficiaries, over Rs4 billion will be required to fund the temporary shelters.

In August, the Supreme Court had halted the implementation of the controversial programme.

​​​​​​​Nepali Congress Member of Parliament Ishwari Devi Neupane has stressed the need to end the practice of protesting by disrupting the Parliament.

Supreme Court order on pork barrel funds is a major step towards curbing corruption.

Ramesh Lekhak, Nepali Congress chief whip, on the government’s performance, internal dynamics in the party and its relations with the main opposition and vital issue of transitional justice.

The Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML have taken exception to the interim order issued by the five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Bishwombhar Prasad Shrestha on Wednesday against the federal and provincial governments for allocating money under the constituency infrastructure development programme, also known as pork-barrel fund.

Constitutional experts, however, disagree with the lawmakers’ criticism.

Interim order questions if lawmakers doing the work of the executive would undermine separation of powers principle.

The constitutional bench has noted that the major responsibility of lawmakers is to perform legislative duties.

In the past, local units implemented projects funded under the so-called constituency development fund.