Hetaunda Bagmati state government has decided to cut 144 posts after reviewing the posts of various ministries and offices within the state.
The post was cut after the Organization and Management Survey (O&M) was approved by the Council of Ministers meeting held on Thursday evening. The meeting approved the O&M of 8 ministries and offices of the province.
Bharat Bahadur KC, spokesperson of the state government and Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development, informed that the Council of Ministers has decided to cut 144 posts based on the approved posts.
According to Minister KC, the total number of offices under various ministries of the province has been maintained at 180. Previously, the number of employees was 4,814, but it has been reduced to 4,680.
Minister KC said that temporary posts of 24 people, including member secretaries and office assistants, have been approved on the proposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law to manage the problematic cooperatives of the province. He said that the post will be canceled automatically after the work related to it is completed.
Under the Ministry of Water, Energy and Irrigation, 90 temporary posts have also been approved for various posts such as Khapa CM, Assistant Pump Operator, Light Vehicle Driver, Office Assistant, Women Workers and Civil Sanitary, which are vacant in various sanitation divisions. Minister KC said that the decision was taken for the management of employees who have been working temporarily since the past.