Nepal, April 3 -- The government is working to make the office chiefs responsible and accountable for abuse of authority and corruption. For this, the government has publicly elicited immediate recommendations for initiating reforms in policies, laws, institutions, procedures and practices.

Chief Secretary of the Nepal government Suman Aryal said the primary responsibility of the office chief is to ensure employees treat service recipients courteously, uphold neutrality and transparency, and strictly adhere to the code of conduct stipulated in the law regarding ethics and discipline.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Chief Secretary Aryal clarified that the recently formed government has prioritized ending all forms of corruption-pol...