Gandaki launches bureaucratic overhaul to curb costs, boost efficiency

Nine offices and 185 positions to be scrapped, and 32 offices will be merged into 17. Move expected to save up to Rs500 a year.

In a decisive push for fiscal discipline and efficient governance, the Gandaki provincial government has unveiled its most extensive administrative restructuring since the inception of federalism, scrapping nine offices, merging 32 into 17 and cutting 185 positions. The move, officials claim, will trim salary expenses by an estimated Rs400-500 million annually while streamlining service delivery.