Only if every public work done by the government is transparent, there cannot be corruption, irregularity and crime in the country. How strong a country's democracy can be judged only on the basis of the state of good governance.

Good governance, which is considered as a prerequisite for people's accountable governance, is the foundation of good governance only through the guarantee of transparency. 

In Nepal's constitution, government plans and policies, various arrangements have been made for good governance, social justice and guarantee of human rights and economic-social transformation. However, the citizens have not had the opportunity to live comfortably with basic needs met. Problems such as illiteracy, poverty and unemployment are rampant.

Making the administration agile, sound, competent and transparent does not seem to be a priority of the government. The functioning of the government machinery reeks of archaic thinking and processes. There is no harmony between the oath of secrecy to be taken by the employees while entering the service and the transparency to be adopted while working. Because of this, citizens have not been able to get information easily. The government is unstable. In order to maintain transparency and accountability in every activity done by the government agencies, active civil society has also started mixing with political parties. 

Article 51 of the constitution mentions that under the state policy, public administration shall be made clean, competent, fair, transparent, corruption-free, responsive and participatory by ensuring equal and easy access of the people to the services provided by the state and guaranteeing good governance.

Article 27 provides that under the right to information, every citizen shall have the right to request and receive information on any matter of his or public concern. However, the right to information has not been effectively implemented as a prerequisite for good governance.

In the sixteenth plan, it is mentioned that the governance process and the development process will be conducted through good governance in a frugal manner. The preamble of the Good Governance (Management and Operation) Act 2064 contains the sentiment that governance should be conducted with a high emphasis on public participation, transparency, accountability and rule of law. In terms of guaranteeing good governance, this Act has emphasized aspects such as citizen's charter, public hearing, grievance management. 

Despite these arrangements, citizens have not been able to experience good governance due to practical challenges and problems. Due to indifference in law enforcement, lack of institutional infrastructure, lack of political commitment and administrative will, excessive corruption, lack of transparency and accountability, efforts made for good governance have not been successful. 

The Right to Information Act, 2064 prohibits the publication of information related to people's life, property, privacy, state sovereignty, integrity, national security, public peace and order, international relations, crime-investigation. Similarly, it is prohibited to make public matters that directly or adversely affect economic, commercial and monetary, protection of finance and intellectual property, commercial confidentiality, good relations between castes and communities.

Apart from these, the government must give adequate and correct information to the people about public concern and government activities. Employees at the right to information enforcement level are also focused on personal interests and interests. Because of this, this right has not been fully implemented and extended. Majority of people in rural areas are deprived of proper information.

media has also not been able to be completely independent due to the political shadow. It seems that not all public bodies publish details about their work in accordance with the law and update them every three months. A lot of disruptions have been seen in increasing citizens' access to governance and service delivery by guaranteeing good governance. 

Both the administration and the press play an important role in embodying the opinions and desires of the people and holding the government accountable. Governance should be transparent and accountable to increase citizens' access to and ownership of economic and social services. Establishing cleanliness, fairness, honesty in relations with citizens, increasing professional efficiency, professionalism and uniqueness in employees, transparency and good governance.

Therefore, the administration should operate on the basis of professional efficiency, professionalism and uniqueness to make the relationship between the people and the government clean, fair and smooth. Good governance can be sustainable and effective only if the media is able to deliver adequate messages about government activities in a way that promotes the rights of citizens.