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Palika should provide a primary health care<br />
center with a doc<strong>to</strong>r, and the municipality<br />
should ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> a well-equipped hospital.<br />
The Goan Palika should ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> citizenship<br />
records and provide passports.<br />
Distribution of power between center and<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>ce: The fifth group concluded that although<br />
decentralization of power is the basic pr<strong>in</strong>ciple of<br />
federalism, the proposed distribution of power<br />
supports a centralized federalism system of<br />
government. Thus, the group suggested that all<br />
areas of government other than <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
affairs and centrally significant areas be given <strong>to</strong><br />
the prov<strong>in</strong>cial government.<br />
The group listed the follow<strong>in</strong>g powers<br />
of the central government: Defense and<br />
army, Central Bank, Fiscal and monetary<br />
policy, Foreign and diplomatic relations and<br />
relations with the United Nations, Foreign<br />
aid and donations and loans, International<br />
organizations, Extradition, International<br />
border management, Supreme court and<br />
constitutional court, Election commission<br />
and other constitutional commissions,<br />
Cus<strong>to</strong>ms and excise duty, Value added tax,<br />
Visas, International and National Aviation,<br />
Arms and ammunition.<br />
The powers of the prov<strong>in</strong>ce were listed<br />
as the follow<strong>in</strong>g: Prov<strong>in</strong>cial law and<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istration; Prov<strong>in</strong>cial legislature and<br />
local government; Prov<strong>in</strong>cial court, family<br />
court and child court; Prov<strong>in</strong>cial civil service<br />
management; Prov<strong>in</strong>cial commissions,<br />
Police, peace and security; Citizenship and<br />
passport management; Individual <strong>in</strong>come<br />
tax, property tax and other taxes; Royalty<br />
from natural resources; Land management,<br />
registration and land tax; Inter prov<strong>in</strong>cial<br />
trade; Agriculture and lives<strong>to</strong>ck development<br />
and fac<strong>to</strong>ries; Prov<strong>in</strong>cial railway service and<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>cial highways; Language, culture,<br />
script, and religious protection; F. M. Radio<br />
and television.<br />
The detailed lists of the f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs of the group<br />
discussions are <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> Annex lV.<br />
C. Day 3: 16 May 2010<br />
Contextual Analysis of Proposed Taruwan Prov<strong>in</strong>ce by local resource<br />
person Mr. Resam Tamu<br />
Mr. Tamu presented the his<strong>to</strong>ry of Tamuwan<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>ce, not<strong>in</strong>g that the Gurung ethnic<br />
group orig<strong>in</strong>ated <strong>in</strong> this region. The Gurung<br />
Khol state covered the area between the<br />
current Lamjung and Kaski districts. The<br />
state was abolished about 500 years ago<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the period of the Thakuri k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
Kaski, Jagati Khan. The Gorkha k<strong>in</strong>g Drabya<br />
Shah murdered the Tamu k<strong>in</strong>g Samari Klhen<br />
<strong>in</strong> 1559. The traditional practices and culture<br />
of the Gurungs were also obliterated by the<br />
state, which compelled them <strong>to</strong> practice the<br />
H<strong>in</strong>du culture.<br />
Although K<strong>in</strong>g Prithivi Narayan Shah<br />
contributed <strong>to</strong> the unification of <strong>Nepal</strong>, he<br />
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