The government has prepared to review all government structures at the federal, provincial and local levels and their unnecessary staffing. For this, the government has brought the 'National Standards for Organization and Management Survey-2083'. 

A timetable was set for preparing the standards within 15 days for that. Accordingly, the standards for organization and survey have been brought.  The standards prepared by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration have been approved by the Council of Ministers meeting held on 2 Baisakh. The goal is to complete the organization and management survey within the next 60 days. The 100 agendas for governance reforms brought immediately after the formation of the government on 13 Chaitra under the leadership of Balendra Shah included issues of administrative reform, restructuring and austerity. 

The government's action plan included issues such as reducing the number of ministries to solve the problem of increasing current expenditure, and abolishing bodies under the government that have unproductive dual work areas and have created unnecessary financial burdens. Similarly, the issue of organization and management survey at the federal, provincial and local levels is also in the government's action plan. A time schedule was set for preparing the criteria within 15 days for that. Accordingly, criteria related to organization and survey have been brought. 

Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Pratibha Rawal said that preparations are underway for an organization and management survey of all bodies with the aim of good governance, agile administration and economy in state finances. She informed that the survey criteria have been prepared within the time limit set by the agenda for governance reform brought by the first meeting of the Council of Ministers and that a survey of the organizational structure and employee positions will be conducted as per the criteria. 

After the formation of provinces and local levels, on 13 Poush 2075, the government approved the positions of the federal, provincial and local levels and adjusted the employees who were only in the federal level to the provincial and local levels. At that time, the government had approved a total of 137,614 employee positions, including 48,409 in the federal level, 22,279 in all seven provinces and 66,908 in the local level. 

According to the annual report (081/82) of the Public Service Commission, there are a total of 132,734 approved posts across the country, including 61,837 in the union, 5,341 in the provinces, and 65,556 at the local level. The number of posts approved by the provinces and local levels themselves is not included in this. 

Even though the work of the union is decreasing in terms of workload, the number of employee posts is increasing. On the other hand, the provinces and local levels have increased the number of employees by creating new offices, branches, and units on their own. Apart from those approved by the union, the provinces and local levels should pay the salaries and allowances to the employees who have added posts from their own sources. 

Even though the workload of the federation is decreasing, the number of staff positions is increasing. On the other hand, the provinces and local levels have increased the number of staff positions by creating new offices, branches and units on their own. Joint Secretary of the Ministry Prakash Dahal says that unnecessary bodies and excessive employee posts identified by the survey will be cut. He mentioned that the survey criteria have also been set for the provinces and local levels. Within the same criteria, the provinces and localities will have to identify the needs and justification of the ministries, departments, agencies, branches or units of their subordinate bodies and ensure the necessary staff positions for that. The government has decided to reduce the 21 ministries in the federation to 17. Dahal said that with the reduction of ministries, the organizational structure and positions should be maintained accordingly.

 The criteria stipulate the bases for the creation and review of organizational structure and positions. The necessary positions will be identified for all three levels according to the workload based on the issues of sole and common authority given to the federation, provinces and local levels by the constitution and the work expansion report approved by the government. A federal structure will be allowed only for issues within the sole jurisdiction of the federation and issues that cannot be handled by the provinces or local levels. Since the federal government has reduced the entire ministry, there is a need to amend the work division regulations. The structure and posts of 17 ministries will be determined according to the work responsibilities specified in the regulations. 

The criteria also specify the maximum cost limit for the government's organizational structure and posts. The federal, provincial and local levels will have to maintain office and staff posts within that limit. It has been said that the cost of the organizational structure and staff should not exceed 15 percent of the average total annual budget for the federation for the past three years. Similarly, the government has determined that the maximum cost of the overall organizational structure and posts of the province should not exceed 10 percent of the average total annual budget of the provincial government for the past three years.