Chitwan, Feb 22: Bharatpur Municipal Corporation has been declared the best metropolis in performance evaluation. Bharatpur has come first among six metropolitan cities across the country. 

Bharatpur came out first in the evaluation of the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission for the previous financial year 2079-80. The evaluation was carried out based on 17 indicators for the financial equalization grant to be provided by the federal government to the province and local levels in the new fiscal year 2081-82.

The expenses incurred by the municipality, the irregularities pointed out by the audit, the use of the local consolidated fund management system, periodic planning and division of revenue are assessed. Local tax collection, and approval of budget within the time, are other grounds for evaluation.

Based on the evaluation, a lump sum equalization grant is provided at the local level. The NNRFC evaluates and publishes the results, especially in connection with the accounting and financial systems. 

Head of the Economic Administration Division of the Bharatpur metropolis, Jagannath Aryal, said that according to the information given by the commission, Bharatpur had scored 56.29 percent.

Likewise, Kathmandu Municipal Corporation got 39.02, Birganj received 33.49, Biratnagar got 32.85, Lalitpur received 25.18 and Pokhara received 20.74 percent of marks. (RSS)