KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Food Safety has decided to take action against 11 health institutions for failing to pay fees required under bed-capacity regulations.

The ministry has ordered the recovery of Rs 17.8 million in outstanding payments from the institutions concerned.

According to the ministry, the move is part of efforts to strengthen good governance, transparency, and legal accountability in the health sector.

The recovery process has been initiated in response to issues highlighted in reports of the Office of the Auditor General, which identified unpaid regulatory fees owed by a number of health facilities. The ministry said implementation of the decision is now underway.