Kathmandu: President Ram Chandra Paudel will address a joint meeting of the Federal Parliament on Friday to table the government's policy and programmes for the upcoming fiscal year 2023-2024.

The President is scheduled to address the meeting at 4:00 p.m. at the Federal Parliament Building in Naya Baneshwor. The meeting will be attended by leaders of the political parties, chiefs and representatives of the constitutional bodies, high-ranking officials of the government, and chiefs of diplomatic missions in Nepal.

After the joint meeting, the separate meetings of the House of Representatives and National Assembly will take place. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' will table the copies of the policy and programmes of the government in the separate meetings of the two Houses.

The policy and programmes are a roadmap for the government's work in the upcoming fiscal year. They outline the government's priorities and goals, as well as the measures it plans to take to achieve them.

The policy and programmes are important because they provide a framework for the government's work and help to ensure that it is accountable to the people. They also help to ensure that the government's work is aligned with the national interest.

The President's address to the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament is an important constitutional function. It is an opportunity for the President to outline the government's priorities and goals for the upcoming fiscal year. It is also an opportunity for the President to engage with the political parties and the people of Nepal.