The government’s progress in the first six months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2024/25 has reached only 4.2% of its annual target. This is a significant decline compared to the same period in previous years, where progress stood at 8.5% in FY 2023/24 and 11.2% in FY 2022/23.
According to details released by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, 29 government agencies, including the Prime Minister’s Office, published their progress reports up to mid-January. The government had set a target of completing 1,010 activities this fiscal year, but only 4.2% have been completed so far. By mid-January, 157 activities were expected to be completed, but only 27 were finished, marking a 17.2% completion rate. Meanwhile, 79.6% of activities are in progress, and 3.2% have not yet started.
In the economic sector, 12 out of 41 projects were completed, five out of 38 in infrastructure, eight out of 39 in governance reform, and two out of 39 in the social sector. These figures indicate slow implementation across various government functions.
The government planned 1,010 activities for FY 2023/24, overseen by 28 agencies, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, 22 ministries, the National Planning Commission (NPC), the Investment Board Nepal, the National Vigilance Centre (NVC), the Public Procurement Monitoring Office, the National Statistics Office (NSO), and the Nepal Trust Office. An action plan consisting of 1,961 milestones and 344 outcome indicators was systematically entered into the online system to track progress.
Among government agencies, the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs was the only entity to achieve 100% of its scheduled work. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation followed with 80.5% progress, while the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Home Affairs reached 59% and 52.6%, respectively. Other ministries saw mixed results, with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies completing 48.1%, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation reaching 47.7%, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs achieving 42.9%, and the Ministry of Health and Population marking 40.9%. The Ministry of Finance completed 39.2%, and the Ministry of Forests and Environment reached 36.65%, while the progress of the Prime Minister’s Office and other ministries remained below 35%.
Out of 1,969 milestones set for FY 2024/25, only 15.6% were completed by mid-January. Of the 651 milestones targeted for mid-January, 46.9% were completed, 42.1% are ongoing, and 11% have not yet started.
Among the 28 government agencies, the Ministry of Law and the Nepal Trust Office achieved 100% of their milestones, while the National Vigilance Centre reported zero progress. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport had the lowest milestone achievement at 15.8%.
Despite slow progress overall, the Ministry of Health and Population had the highest milestone completion rate at 81.8%, followed by the National Statistics Office at 71.4% and the Ministry of Defense at 68%. The Department of Land Management and Archive completed 66.7% of its milestones, while the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation reached 62.1%. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation stood at 61.1%, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development at 58.8%.
Other notable performances include the Ministry of Home Affairs with 52.2%, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration and the National Planning Commission both at 50%, and the Ministry of Finance at 49.2%. The Ministry of Water Supply achieved 46.7%, while the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies reached 46.2%, and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology stood at 44.3%. The Office of the Prime Minister recorded 43.2%, followed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry at 42.9% and the Ministry of Forests and Environment at 40%.
However, nine agencies failed to meet the minimum milestone score of 35%. The Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security recorded the lowest performance, with only 25% of its milestones completed. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology followed with 30.4%, while the Ministry of Youth and Sports completed 30.6%. The Ministry of Urban Development reached 32.5%, and both the Public Procurement Monitoring Office and the Investment Board managed only 33.3%. These figures highlight significant disparities in performance among various government agencies in the first half of the fiscal year.
