KATHMANDU, March 13 -- Land can be acquired through executive fiat, loophole to award contracts without bids
The government has forwarded a bill to parliament for bringing development projects of national priority under the supervision of the prime minister.
The bill to fast-track national priority projects proposes a directives committee under the leadership of the prime minister, to oversee any project costing over Rs 25 billion.
The government has also proposed naming a chief executive officer (CEO) for each project listed under national priority.
The legislation registered by Prime Minister KP Oli proposes that any project costing over Rs 25 billion or any two-lane road over 50 km long, four-lane road over 25 km and railway line ove...