Kathmandu, Sept. 25 -- Within just two days of the launch of email addresses [email protected] and [email protected] and toll free hotline numbers, the Ministry of Finance has received over 600 phone calls and 300 emails of complaints from the public.

Some complaints have been promptly addressed, while officials have been studying others.

"A lot of people are making phone calls to lodge their complaints," said Tanka Prasad Pandey, spokesperson for the ministry. "We have resolved a few complaints, but the overwhelming number of phone calls has left us little time to inquire with the agencies concerned."

The ministry on Tuesday unveiled email addresses and hotline numbers, along with the contact details of officials, urging the public to...