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Kathmandu, Aug 21: The government has issued the Software Development and Operations Committee (Formation) Order, 2083 BS. 
The cabinet meeting on August 19 approved the order to develop, upgrade, and maintain software used in public institutions and make public service delivery IT-based. 
It is stated that the committee will be responsible for framing the center's policies and programmes, providing necessary guidance, and coordination. 
In addition, the committee will also oversee the work related to software development, upgrade, and maintenance carried out by the center. Spokesperson and joint secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM), Hemraj Aryal, shared that a six-member committee has been formed under the chairpersonship of the Secretary at OPMCM looking after administrative affairs for policy guidance and oversight to the software development and operations center. 
An executive director will be designated as the administrative head of the center. The center will have a total of 30 staff, including first-class gazetted officers for various services.
The head office of the center will be located in the Kathmandu Valley. The center will work on software development, upgrading, and maintenance based on requests from public bodies, as well as upgrading and maintaining software systems created by the center itself or various legacy software systems requested by public bodies. 
Similarly, the center will provide 24-hour technical support for various software systems developed, offer services to prepare Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) and technical specifications for digital infrastructure, use required security standards, auto-scaling high availability, and approved development architecture and standards during software development, or follow international standards and best practices. 
It will also be responsible for conducting training for operations and maintenance of the systems it has developed, among other tasks.