KATHMANDU: A parliamentary study panel has praised Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) for its efforts to reduce gender inequality, saying the city could serve as a model for learning and good practices.
The panel also recommended that the metropolis systematically document all aspects of the services it provides to assess their impact.
Members of the Gender Inequality Study Subcommittee under the parliamentary Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation of the Implementation of the Directive Principles, Policies and Obligations of the State made the remarks after reviewing the city’s laws, their implementation, intergovernmental coordination and results in addressing gender inequality.
The subcommittee held a meeting and discussion with Sunita Dangol, acting mayor of the metropolis. Participants included lawmakers Madankumari Shah (Garima), Prakash Chandra Pariyar, Dr. Ankita Thakur, Anjan Shakya, Surendra Chaudhary, Premesh Kumar Hamal and Ram Lama, along with Chief Administrative Officer Muktiram Aryal, department heads and officials from the Federal Parliament Secretariat.
