KATHMANDU, April 18 -- The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) has left more than 80 employees in the lurch without assigning them any responsibilities.

Employees who are not assigned specific duties visit MoFAGA in the morning to sign in and leave once they complete this task. They don't even have designated workstations in the office and are often forced to stand on the veranda, earning them the title of 'veranda employees.'

The MoFAGA has placed those employees in a reserve pool. The number fluctuates over time. According to MoFAGA sources, there are currently more than five joint secretaries in this reserve pool because the ministry has only five posts of joint secretaries at present.

Furthermore, while ...