Kathmandu, April 19 -- The government is set to change the number and boundaries of metropolises, sub-metropolises, municipalities, rural municipalities and wards before the local elections due to be held next year.

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has started working on revisiting the current number and boundaries of local units and sought suggestions from all district coordination committees, local units, and relevant stakeholders.

According to Joint Secretary Prakash Dahal, the ministry has received recommendations from various local units, mostly wards, to change their boundaries as they are facing difficulties in delivering their services. So we have prepared new guidelines and sought suggestions from the ...