Kalaiya is a sub-metropolitan city and headquarters of Bara district in Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Situated in Province No. 2 of Nepal, this sub-metropolis has a total population of 123,659 people living in 28,645 individual households, according to National Census of 2011. The population of this sub-metropolis is 12.56 percent of the total population of the whole district.
Kalaiya became sub-metropolitan city for the first time in 2039 BS by merging Kalaiya, Barewa, Bhawanipur, Baraiya and Rampur VDCs. Previously, it had 14 wards which was recently added to make 27 wards by the Government of Nepal.
This sub-metropolis is very rich in terms of cultural diversity. However, the elected representatives need to work to promote the human as well as social development as the human development index of Kalaiya is very low.
Religiously very significant Gadhimai Temple lies in Kalaiya which is also houses places with historical importance like Simraungadh. Due to the world’s biggest animal sacrifice ceremony, a huge number of religious tourists both from Nepal and India come to this sub-metropolis adding to its tourism potential.
Rajesh Raya Yad is the Head and RahimaKhatun is the Sub-head of this sub-metropolis.
The table below shows the current law, procedures and guidelines active in Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City.
Table 1. List of laws, procedures and guidelines adopted by Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City:
| Name of the laws | Date of authentication | Links |
| 1. Economic Act-2076 | 2076/3/13 | Click here |
| 2. Allocation Act-2076 | Click here | |
| 3. Act (to regularize) Administrative Procedure-2075 | Click here | |
| 4. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act-2075 | 2075/12/30 | Click here |
| 5. Act to Regularize and Manage Economic Procedure-2075 | 2075/12/29 | Click here |
| 6. Procedure to Conduct, Manage and Regulate Final Exams of Grade VIII-2075 | 2075/12/27 | Click here |
| 7. Allocation Act-2075 | 2075/12/29 | Click here |
| 8. Legal Committee Act (Regarding Procedure) -2075 | 2075/12/29 | Click here |
| 9. Procedure Regarding Issuing Identity-cards to the People with Disabilities-2075 | Click here | |
| 10. Senior Citizens Identity Card Distribution Directives-2075 | 2075/12/27 | Click here |
| 11. Procedure Regarding the Formation, Mobilization and Management of Consumers Committee-2075 | 2075/12/27 | Click here |
| 12. Procedure Regarding Managing Technical and Other Staffs in Contarct-2075 | 2075/12/27 | Click here |
| 13. Work Execution Procedure-2075 | 2075/12/27 | Click here |
| 14. Procedure Regarding Publication of Gazette-2075 | 2075/12/27 | Click here |
| 15. Municipal Assembly Operation Procedure-2075 | 2075/12/29 | Click here |
Fiscal Profile:
Table on fiscal profile of Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City:
| Year | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
| Total Budget | 266,859,423 | ||
| Income | 223,356,000 | ||
| Conditional Grants | 571,789,000 | ||
| Special Grants | 5,000,000 | ||
| Equalization Grants | 29,160,000 | ||
| Complementary Grants | 6,000,000 | ||
| Taxes | |||
| Non-taxes |
Source: http://kalaiyamun.gov.np/ne