Minister of Local Administration Lalbabu Pundit has said the government will be expanding the 12-hour service at government offices. Talking to media-persons at Biratnagar Airport today, Minister Pundit, citing the growing enthusiasm among the people, said the works for spreading the service would begin from the upcoming new year. He said continuation would be given to the service be it by providing additional facilities to staff working double shifts. Similarly, speaking at the 43rd annual general meeting of Morang Federation of Commerce and Industries, Chief Secretary of the government Lilamani Poudel blamed the lax in development in the country to rampant injection of politics in all sectors of the country. He said politicization had grown even in organisations which had to stay apolitical.