Challenges of Federal System

 

Federal system is the hot issue of Nepal. Many groups of people are fighting for federalism. There are many questions arising the term of federalism.

Federal System

Actually, federalism is used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces), Federalism is the system in which the power to govern is shared between the national & state governments, creating what is often called a federation.

Population and Situation

Nepal is a country having 8, 48,848 kilometers squire comparing to a state of India. Nepal has a population of more than 26 million people, made up of over 40 different races and tribes.

Question and Challenges

Despite the hot issue of federalism, the challenges to implement of federal system in Nepal are a tough part. There are a lot homework and question to be solved before doing actual work. So, the country can establish long lasting peace and religious harmony.

• How the federal system will be implemented in Nepal?
• What is the method to allocate the space for state?” Based on Geography, Population, Ethics and others”
• What will be the optimum number and size of regional states?
• What should be the structure of administrative hierarchy and how many numbers of layers? “Local government, State Government and Central government or any”
• What will be the appropriate allocation of power in terms of regional and local autonomy and what will be the appropriate mechanisms for this power allocation?
• What are the geo-political, socio-cultural, and economical relevance for Nepal to adopt a federal system?