Lumbini: A team of the Public Accounts Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) visited Lumbini on Monday. The team arrived here during a study at Gautam Buddha International Airport.
The sub-committee headed by the former minister for culture, tourism, and civil aviation and lawmaker Yogesh Bhattarai inspected the Shantideep, Mayadevi Temple and monasteries.
Earlier, a discussion was also held on the status of Lumbini Development Trust, its programs and the Lumbini perspective.
During the discussion, lawmaker Bhattarai said the Trust needs restructuring. The Trust’s Act does not recognize province and local governments, so it could be revised and made an autonomous body. He suggested that the Lumbini Development Trust can be developed as an autonomous tourism development authority.
He also assured that he would draw the federal government’s attention to providing a sufficient budget to the Trust. The budget for the Trust is insufficient, limiting its activities, Bhattarai observed.
The parliamentary team showed interest in the activities of the Lumbini perspective, the operation of electric buses, and development activities in the Lumbini area.
Trust’s Member Secretary Sanuraja Shakya complained that they could not forward activities as per plan owning to a budget crunch.
Senior Director at the Trust, Gyanin Rai, made a presentation on status of the Trust including employee management.
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