KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Nepal's Constitutional Council recently recommended candidates to chair a number of constitutional bodies. This week, Parliamentary hearings will commence for the confirmation of each these candidates, and subsequent appointment by the President.
Perhaps the most pivotal of these constitutional bodies for federalism's survival and success is the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (NNRFC) as it will serve as the constitutionally-mandated authority (under Section 26) forsetting guidelines for federal fiscal transfer to subnational governments, and developing formulas for distributing natural resource royalties, among others.
NNRFC's ability to deliver on its constitutional mandate will critically depe...