Nepali Congress candidate for Kathmandu-5 Pradip Poudel unveils 14-point pledge letter

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress (NC) general secretary and candidate for the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-5 Pradip Poudel has made public his swearing-in paper.

In a promissory note made public through a promissory note through social media, he has made public his commitment for the development of Kathmandu-5 and policy changes in 14 points.

Stating that he had made sincere efforts to fulfill the commitments he made when he was elected as the parliamentarian in 2079 BS as a lawmaker and Minister for Health and Population, he said that the pressure put on him for the continuity of the second section of the Ring Road has worked, and strategic works like Samakhusi-Tokha road, Bishnumati corridor and Sanglikhola corridor have moved forward.

He also mentioned the expansion of Melamchi drinking water outside the ring road and construction of a new transmission line.

Poudel also pledged to make the public schools in the area a smart school and to collaborate with the local levels to develop a curriculum to incorporate local mother tongue, Newari and Tamang and unique skills and knowledge in teaching and learning.

He pledged to collaborate with stakeholders to create a technology-friendly learning environment in schools through public-private partnership.

He also pledged to make it a national pride program based on the contribution of the citizens to ensure everyone’s access to health insurance and take initiatives for the formulation and implementation of necessary policies to increase the scope of health insurance.

Poudel also pledged to develop Constituency 5 as a medical hub and expand the capacity of central hospitals like Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Sahid Gagalal National Heart Centre, Kanti Children’s Hospital and Nepal Police.

He also said that the National Ayurveda Panchakarma and Yoga Service Centre Budhanilkantha, inaugurated during his tenure as the Health Minister, would be made more modern, systematic and more effective.

In his affidavit, Poudel pledged to take special initiatives for the formulation of business-friendly laws through the federal parliament and that he would facilitate in formulating policies to end the cumbersome business registration and closure process.

“Necessary policies and infrastructure will be prepared to make the region a digital innovation hub by arranging high-level educational training on AI and digital marketing for our young human resources to compete with the global technology market.”

Poudel’s pledge letter also includes identifying the landless people and expediting the distribution of land ownership certificates.

Poudel also pledged to develop historical areas like Hadigaun, Maligaon, Panchakumari, Bhatbhateni, Tundal, Dhumbarahi, Ajima, among other historical areas under Kathmandu-5 as open museums and tourist destinations.

In his manifesto, he has pledged to take initiatives to take tourism benefits by branding cultural traditions such as Biska Nakha of Tokha, Pahacharhe and Chokha-te Narayan Jatra of Hadigaun.

Poudel also pledged to manage the drainage problems like Tukucha, Dhobikhola, Samakhusi and Sangla Khola in the area and make arrangements for Stroma water drainage to solve the problem of transportation in the urban areas.

He has also made public the concept of a well-managed public park and open and safe road for all in the urban area.

Poudel pledged to work on mass transportation system, shared digital payment, route management and real-time information technology in collaboration with all three levels to make public transport within the Kathmandu Valley systematic.

Poudel has pledged to take initiatives for the development of Tokha Chhahare Tunnel Way and Rasuwa Kerung Highway as commercial lifelines. He also pledged to expand the Ring Road, construct an underpass and flyover at Narayan Gopal Chowk and upgrade the road in Samakhusi Bishnumati corridor.

He also pledged to make interoperable data exchange mandatory for effective coordination among government bodies for digital transformation and also pledged to take initiatives to provide legal guarantee to Nepali technology companies to expand their business in global market.

He pledged to encourage research and development through universities, take leadership in policy-making on artificial intelligence and build infrastructure for the development of large language model of Nepal.

Poudel, who has taken initiative for the conservation of public land and took initiative to return some land, including Gangalal Heart Centre, has pledged to prepare an identification record of the public land and use it for infrastructure including parks.

He also pledged to upgrade Dhaneshwor playground into a national level ground and develop 114 ropanis of government land at Bhutahya Daha area as a picnic spot and meditation centre.