Overview
- President Ram Chandra Poudel, acting on the cabinet’s advice, issued an ordinance that removed 1,594 political appointees.
- The measure cancels any appointment made before March 26 and makes removal automatic once the law takes effect.
- Many public bodies now lack chiefs, which can slow routine services that need an authorized signer for payments, contracts, or approvals.
- The government is also pushing changes to the Money Laundering Act and pursuing investigations that name powerful figures, including former prime ministers.
- Key agencies with vacancies include the Nepal Electricity Authority, Tribhuvan University, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal Airlines, and Gorkhapatra Sansthan, and there is no stated timeline for new picks.