Kathmandu, May 4:
Nepal’s new government has effectively cancelled more than 1,500 major public appointments through a sweeping ordinance issued by President Ramchandra Paudel, local media reported.
These appointments were made before March 26 – the date marking leadership change in the country.
The Balendra Shah-led Rastriya Swatantra Party swept to power riding on the massive opposition to the legacy parties in the country in the March 5 elections, months after the September 2025 Gen Z protests.
President Ramchandra Paudel on Saturday issued the “Ordinance on Special Provisions for the Removal of Public Office Bearers, 2083” on the recommendation of the council of ministers, triggering widespread disruptions across Nepal’s administrative, health and education sectors, according to The Kathmandu Post newspaper.