Nepal government has maintained consistency of presenting policies and programmes through Presidential address to the highest legislature for quite some time. A detailed financial scheme to support the same is in the process at the moment. Both practices are democratic and it is good to continue them with no break or obstruction. Implementation of all the documents is what Nepal needs today and Nepalis expect. Unfortunately the gap between the government-pledge and implementation appears widening every year. This time some difference should be brought about. Otherwise the pledge for political stability, vision for good governance, search for economic transformation, goal of social justice and scheme of rationalizing development projects would be adversely affected. Critics wonder why the government seeks to sell dream to people through the much-talked policies and programmes and budget. Since Nepal has developed so much expertise in governance, management of resources and administration skills, the government should make efforts not to mention anything in the presidential address related to policies and programmes and the budget that cannot be accomplished within the given time-frame. A quick check of history reveals that the government has always failed to meet the promises made. The situation has been so disappointing that people have begun to lose trust in the government-performance. It is of course understandable that quick change in the situation overnight revolutionary move cannot be brought about or taken. But efforts to address the gap should be undertaken without delay. If the government is conscious of the problem it should now focus not on pledge but on implementation or the actual task. Officials in the government are capable of producing programmes or schemes that could be practiced in real life. If properly directed and not influenced by narrow political self-interest, a background for implementing all the pledges of government could be created comfortably. The same would have magnetic effect in changing the mindset of the people concerned. Some schemes included in the policies and programmes are pragmatic and they possess capacity to impact Nepali service sector and trade-sphere. Similar pragmatic follow-ups in financial sector are now needed. Perhaps the forthcoming budget will address the issue convincingly. Once the cycle is complete at the federal level, the other levels of government- provincial and municipality-level will also follow the same trend. This would strengthen the most important governance-wing in Nepal.
