Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The government has proposed scrapping, merging, and devolving several bodies to provincial and local governments as part of its austerity drive and governance reforms outlined in the Good Governance Roadmap 2026.
The roadmap prepared by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers recommends dissolving around a dozen public entities, consolidating overlapping institutions, and transferring selected functions to provincial and local governments.
Officials say the overhaul targets duplication, inefficiency, and underperforming bodies, aiming to streamline administration and make governance more responsive and cost-effective.
Under the plan, institutions with similar mandates will be merged to improve resource use. The Nepal Mountain Training Academy will be integrated with the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management, while the Department of Printing, Janak Education Materials Centre-related bodies, and the Security Printing Development Committee will be brought under a unified security printing center.
Likewise, the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee will be merged with the Nepal Transit and Warehousing Company Limited, with the option of upgrading it into a full-fledged authority if needed. Similarly, the Judicial Service Training Centre is proposed to be integrated into the National Judicial Academy, and the Central Law Library Development Committee into the National Library.
The roadmap also proposes consolidating multiple self-employment funds into a single National Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Fund to improve efficiency and impact.
In a push for fiscal discipline, several entities have been recommended for outright closure. These include the Buddhist Philosophy Promotion and Monastery Development Committee, the Minimum Wage Fixation Committee, the Nepal Railway Board, the Urban Public Transport Authority, and the Land Development Revolving Fund, among others. Some medical college infrastructure projects in Bardibas, Butwal, and Surkhet are also slated for closure upon completion.
The government has also proposed handing over several programs and agencies to subnational governments. The Terai-Madhesh Prosperity Program has been recommended for transfer to the respective provinces. Similarly, bodies such as the Chure Conservation Committee, botanical research centers, livestock disease investigation projects, and selected irrigation schemes are proposed to be devolved.
Other reforms include scrapping district election offices and transferring their responsibilities to district administration offices, and establishing election offices at the provincial level.
