Reforming Local Governments’ Accountability Practices

Local Governments (LGs) in Nepal have been at the helm of public service delivery and governance at the block level in Nepal since 2017. Key pieces of legislation have been passed to deliberate on the roles and responsibilities of the LGs. However, and as expectedly so, their performance in the past three years indicates that they lack institutional capacity and adequate human resources. It is also unwarranted that, by and large, sub-national governments lack a mechanism that merits performance, accountability, and reflects transparency. A look into the practicalities of reporting of income and expenditure offers a good deal of insight into this issue. Continue reading…