Transparency in Governmental and Bureaucratic Activities

 

A few days back, I had a small discussion with my mom and she came up with an idea which at that moment sounded brilliant to say the least. It is about having transparency in the government's activities and reports which will be done by youth groups at youth's initiative.

Asking myself a question, "Is it not my right to know where all the tax money, we pay goes, and how all activities that government plans every year are carried out?" Then I realized it is every citizen's right to know about government's activities.

As a matter of fact it is the essence of the time that the country is passing through. We ought to know where all the money allocated for development activities in the budget are spent, whether or not they are spent the right way at all.

Can CIAA assure that all of their staffs are fair and that they do not befall prey to the temptation of big bucks these corrupt current and ex-minister, the bureaucrats and the rest are willing to pay? Is their morality priceless or one that doesn't bow down to hard cash? The answer is: NO.

So what is the answer to all these loop holes and the flaws in governmental assurance to the public that they have everything covered. The answer could be youth and one new youth initiative out of many recently.

Let's form a committee of the youth, with some one from within these youth initiatives who are born leaders to lead this activity. The youth led committee will ask the government bodies for all records of activities of the government. The committee will then see the credibility of these documents and overview all government activities and prepare a report.

It doesn't have to be in a large scale, as big as the government bodies doing these jobs. It can be a small committee with groups assigned task to check the credibility of particular department of the government. They can exercise all their rights in the jurisdiction vested upon by the people- we.

This initiative can take shape even before the constitution making process is over. It can look at the wrongs hindering the peace process. This is just an idea which can be an trigger to an avalanche of other ideas. This idea is very raw, so it could be with the wisdom of the elite group heading such youth groups like Gari Khana Deu, Die Nepal Bandh DIE and Entrepreneurs for Nepal.

So please ponder upon this idea and come up with a solid plan one that can assure full transparency in Nepal's governmental and bureaucratic activities. Peace.

Jai Nepal!!!!

Romeo Maskey