SURKHET, Nov. 27 -- Despite the announcement of accident insurance for almost two million citizens, the Karnali Province government has failed to implement its declaration.

On September 18, the Karnali Province government announced a "mass accident insurance" for almost two million citizens amid a grand function in Birendranagar - the capital of the province.

The Ministry for Internal Affairs and Law signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Insurance Company for mass accident insurance of 1.7 million citizens. The agreement was signed in the presence of Chief Minister of the Province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi.

Despite the announcement, the government has failed to prepare the working procedure to implement the announceme...