Transfer of 76 Accounting Staff in Madhesh Amid Enforcement of ‘One Employee, One Office’ Policy
The Ministry of Finance of Madhesh Province has transferred 76 accounting officers and accountants who had served in the same office for over two years. Finance Minister Yubaraj Bhattarai stated that prolonged tenure at a single office had led to monopolies and financial irregularities, prompting strict implementation of the ‘one employee, one office’ policy. The ministry has instructed transferred employees to report to their new offices within seven days, warning that failure to comply will result in suspension of their account operation rights at their former office. (15 Bhadra, Janakpurdham)
The Madhesh provincial government has advanced the process of transferring accounting staff who have remained in the same office for extended periods to ensure financial and administrative good governance. The Finance Ministry has reassigned 76 accounting officers and accountants, each having worked more than two years in their current positions, to new responsibilities. The ministry released the details of these transfers on its website on Thursday.
According to the ministry, the transfer process targets employees who have been stationed in the same, often favored, offices for long periods. Finance Minister Yubaraj Bhattarai emphasized that the move aims to eliminate monopolistic practices and financial administrative inefficiencies arising from prolonged tenure at a single office.
The ministry found that the limited rotation of staff had adversely affected financial governance and administrative discipline. Previously, due to manpower shortages, employees were assigned responsibilities across three to four offices. However, the ministry has now decided to abolish this system and strictly enforce the future policy of ‘one employee, one office,’ the finance minister confirmed.
The ministry stated that accounting officers and staff managing multiple offices will have their duties reviewed and be confined to a single office. Transferred staff are mandated to collect their promotion letters from their previous offices and be present at their new postings within seven days. Strict measures have been put in place to prevent delays in implementing transfer orders and to end hesitancy in relocating.
Employees failing to obtain promotion letters and remain at their former offices beyond the stipulated deadline will have their account operation privileges suspended, with notifications sent to the respective fund-controlling offices. Ministry sources report that some accounting staff are attempting to manipulate the post-transfer situation by forming factions to protest and overturn the government’s decision. There is also suspicion that they are conducting internal efforts aimed at influencing the Chief Minister’s office.
