Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been declared the best metropolis in performance evaluation. Bharatpur has come first among six metropolitan cities across the country.

Bharatpur came out first in the evaluation carried out by the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission for the previous financial year (2079–80). The evaluation was carried out on the basis of 17 indicators for the purpose of the financial equalization grant to be provided by the federal government to the province and local levels in the new fiscal year 2081–82.

The expenses incurred by the municipality, the irregularities pointed out by the audit, the use of the local consolidated fund management system, periodic planning, and division of revenue are assessed. Local tax collection, approval of the budget within the time frame, etc. are other grounds for evaluation. Based on the evaluation, a lump-sum equalization grant is provided to the local level.

The NNRFC evaluates and publishes the results, especially in connection with the accounting and financial systems. Head of the Economic Administration Division of the Bharatpur metropolis, Jagannath Aryal, said that according to the information given by the commission, Bharatpur has scored 56.29 percent.

Likewise, Kathmandu Municipal Corporation got 39.02, Birganj received 33.49, Biratnagar got 32.85, Lalitpur got 25.18, and Pokhara received 20.74 percent of the marks.