FNB Nepal conducted local government training in Gorkha from 24th to 26 August to the local representatives of Palungtar Municpality where there was presence of 44 participants (35 male and 9 female). The training aimed to enhance the capacity and leadership capability of the local representatives. The participants were provided training on legal provisions regarding functioning of local government, Mediation and its stages, laws regarding the reconstruction of infrastructures of affected by the earthquake, law making process at local level, Criminal and Civil Code and its procedure, Federalism and its constitutional provision, role of judicial committee at local level, financial mechanism of local government, jurisdiction and priorities of local government, leadership development for local representatives and other imperative sessions backed by practical approach and group interaction. Participants put forward the problems of their locality relating to procedure complexity in receiving government grant. Most of the representatives had question regarding the nature of cases that they can resolve through mediation. Participants were provided with the procedure in borrowing government loan in low interest rate. In addition to this, members of judicial committee were confuse about the nature of cases they can mediate which was also made clear by the resource persons.
