Kathmandu, April 11 -- Last year's Policies and Programmes, presented by President Bidya Devi Bhandari just ahead of the fiscal budget, carried several commitments and promises. Popular expectations ran high as the country had attained stability and this was prepared by the strongest government in more than two and a half decades.

But the KP Sharma Oli administration, which completed its first year in office in February, has met with severe criticism for failing to deliver on most of its promises.

As the fiscal year draws to a close, the government is now working on the Policies and Programmes for the fiscal year 2019-2020. Officials familiar with the developments say the government this time is coming up with even more ambitious plans ...