Kathmandu, March 30 -- The new government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah unveiled an ambitious 100-point work plan on Saturday, in a signal of a break from the slow, plodding pace of past administrations. Yet questions linger on whether ambition can overcome Nepal's entrenched bureaucracy.

Approved at the first Cabinet meeting on Friday, the roadmap-closely aligned with the electoral agenda of Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)-sets out time-bound reforms with measurable indicators, responsible officials, and regular reporting to the Prime Minister's Office.

The RSP had unveiled a list of 100 commitments ahead of the elections, pledging to implement them if it came to power.

In the snap parliamentary elections held on March 5, ...