In the previous financial year, even for 6 months, the temporary/contractual employees working in Palpa Durbar Museum did not get salary. It was only after a great struggle that they were able to manage their salaries. In the last financial year, 5 employees did not come to work for the entire month of June.

Only two office assistants and archeological technical assistants were employed. Due to lack of funds in the current financial year as well, one cleaner has left.

There is no idea whether money can be given to the cleaners who are hired as daily wages or not. "The main thing is the lack of staff management according to the rank," Sapna Shrestha, technical assistant for archeology said, "There is such a big palace." From the cleanliness of its premises to the management of tickets, there is a lot of trouble.

Palpa Palace Museum is under the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Transport of Lumbini Province. It has been years since the process of forming the Palace Museum Development Committee has been in operation. The first revision of the procedure has already been done in 2079. But so far the museum is neglected by the state government.

The staff management has not been able to organize the museum. The state government has sent one permanent employee since last year. In addition, the head of the Division Forest Office as well as the accountants of other offices were assisting in the operation and management of the museum.  

The then Lumbini Province Council of Ministers meeting had approved the appointment of 7 employees, with gazetted third-class official heads. So far, there is no separate authority for the museum. It has been supervised by other offices for 8 years. According to the approved posts, there are executive director/officer, guide, gallery assistant, assistant accountant, buyer and two office assistants.

There is no post for security and cleaning staff. According to Narayandev Bhattarai, head of Division Forest Office, Palpa, who was entrusted with the supervision earlier, two office assistants are not able to manage the palace and its premises.

"There is a compulsion to hire daily wage workers," he said, "but when the ministry failed to send money, five daily wage workers could not be employed in the last June."

There were two security guards and four cleaners in the palace. In the current financial year, only two security personnel and three cleaning personnel have been hired on daily wages. Two people are in agreement. So far, the responsibility of the head of the division forest office has been given to the head of the domestic and small industries office for the current financial year.  

Shyam Kumar Paudel, head of the domestic and small industries office, has been appointed as the executive director and head of the museum. "Along with the work of your office, you have to help in the maintenance and management of the palace museum," he said, "I don't know how much time can be managed." The committee consists of two members, including the minister chairman of the ministry, the head of the district coordination committee of Palpa, the secretary of the ministry, the chief district akiari of Palpa, the head of the department of culture of the ministry, the head of the ward where the museum is located, an expert on culture, museum or archeology nominated by the provincial government, a social worker and one woman. . According to the formation order 2079, it is arranged that the member secretary will be the executive director. The term of office of nominated member is two years. The

committee has the authority to formulate plans, manage financial resources, develop objects and artefacts of historical and archaeological importance into an international level museum by making them educationally, culturally and touristically important, determine and collect entrance fees, protect artefacts, exhibit, and maintain them. But there is a problem in having a full meeting of the committee. It has been arranged that there will be an executive director to work as the administrative head of the

museum. There is a provision to appoint the seventh level officer of the provincial government to act as the executive director. Durbar Museum was inaugurated on February 15th of Bikram Samvat 2073.

The District Coordination Committee held a meeting under the chairmanship of Palpa Chief Tankanath Khanal and discussed the planning and demanded plans/programs. Chief of Coordination Khanal said that decisions have been made regarding the management of the staff working in the museum, the restructuring of the museum's development committee, and the operation of the cultural double. He said that the task of forming a committee for information and monitoring of the progress of the

program is to be formed. "Decisions have been made for the implementation of the received budget as well as for the construction of the palace," he said, "decisions have been made for the preservation and management of the palace museum." ), construction of falcha, construction of an underground tank for water collection, painting of the palace museum, leveling of the palace museum's goods etc.

14 million budget was allocated for these works. "There was also a problem of delay in the implementation of the budget due to lack of necessary committees and staff management," District Coordination Committee chief Khanal said. According to the statistics of

museum, 29 thousand 233 domestic and foreign tourists visited in 2079/80, 56 thousand 987 tourists in 2080/81. have done 7 lakh 52 thousand 595, 29 lakh 44 thousand 300, 29 lakh 49 thousand 445 revenue has been collected from this during three years. According to

statistics, the number of tourists and revenue is increasing. The palace where the museum is located is under construction from wood and brick. The palace, built at a cost of nearly seven crores, has four floors, 42 rooms, two bastions and two meeting halls.

was built by the then ruler General Pratap Shamsher from 1982 to 1989. After the death of Pratapashamsher Rana, this palace remained unused. King Mahendra It was launched in 2015 for administrative offices. After the completion of the construction of the damaged palace, the government has decided to establish a museum in Palpa Palace on 3rd November 2072.

Here on the west side of the palace is the office of Nepal National Research, Electricity Authority, Nepal Telecom. To the south of the palace is the district police office and the district administration building. To the north of the palace, there is a children's temple, district coordination committee. The Nepali Army has built Nishan Ghar. The

museum is decorated with old materials. In addition, the traditional costumes and skills of Tharu, Magar, Brahmin Newar and other castes are kept. The attraction here is the military museum. Along with the history of the army, there is also material to commemorate the battle of Bikram Sambat in 1871 between the brave Gorkha army and the British army.

According to Ganapati Bhupendra Gurung of the famous Mahindra Dal Gana, materials are kept in memory of Jitgarhi, Nuwakot Garhi forts where Gorkha forces defeated the English forces of the East India Company. A theater has been built inside the

museum where the historical strategic importance of Nepal-British war can be displayed through portraits. Domestic weapons used by the army at that time, cannons, shells, documents, displays of home army and British army uniforms during the war have been stored.

Tansen Municipality has started preparations to make Palpa Durbar complex 'Durbar Square'. In addition, Mayor Santosh Lal Shrestha said that they are also preparing to be listed in the World Heritage List. 

Palpa Darbar complex occupies about 64 ropani land. Apart from the palace, there are offices of district administration, national research, Nepal Telecom, Palpa Distribution Center of Electricity Authority, district police, district coordination committee, children's organization, Palpa Industry and Commerce Association and other offices here. Built in the British style at that time, this palace occupies 7 ropani 14 annas, 2 paisa 1 daam of land.

According to historian Nirmal Shrestha, the palace built by Badrinarsingh after Pratap Shamsher came as Palpa Gowda's stationer was very old and small. They demolished it and built a palace in the same place which is now reconstructed with a square. Till 28th of January 1989, Pratap Shamsher had deployed Palpa Gowda from the same palace. Before 2007, the deployed people used to stay in this palace and run deployments.