Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Chetnarayan Acharya has said that it is necessary to strengthen the province to strengthen federalism.

In a meeting with Kyoko Yokosu, the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on matters including state and local government support programs, Chief Minister Acharya said that the state level has moved on the path of self-sufficiency and that the support and cooperation of partners is necessary until it becomes completely self-sufficient.

``We are practicing federalism . Province is a new structure . In the beginning, the work of creating the law was done . Now we are increasing the role of strengthening the provinces for the strengthening of federalism,'' he said, ``now the provinces and local governments are becoming stronger. It seems that the area of ​​the program needs to be expanded. The provincial government is committed to the campaign to maintain good governance and reduce corruption.

UNDP resident representative Kyoko Yokosu informed that cooperation with the Lumbini provincial government continues in various fields and the second phase of the federalization program has started.