Govt to accept Rs 12.7bn DPC from World Bank

KATHMANDU: The government has decided to accept around Rs 12.7 billion ($100 million) development policy credit (DPC) provided by the World Bank to improve the enabling environment for Nepal's green, climate-resilient and inclusive development pathway. Likewise, the Cabinet meeting held on August 11 decided to accept the grant of approximately Rs 2.1 billion (Japanese Yen 2,256 million) provided by the Government of Japan for the project of the restoration of irrigation system in the eastern part of the country, said the government's spokesperson, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, also Minister for Communication and Information Technology, at a press conference organised here today to make public the government decisions. Similarly, it also approved the new pay scale and grades under civil servants of all levels, Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, parliament service and teachers at community schools. It came into effect on July 17, 2022. Fifty-one temporary quotas of Gazetted class for the fiscal year, 2022/23 under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, 58 under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and 20 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development have been passed. Likewise, the government has decided to annul the Nepali citizenship issued in the name of Nasim Rayeen (certificate number 15-01-71-05740) on November 24, 2014, and not to recognise the person as a Nepali citizen. The government has announced the geographical areas affected by the flood in the Saptakoshi River as disaster-hit zones. It has agreed to allow the use of the land measuring two ropani nine aana three paisa and three daam out of six ropani two aana one paisa and one dam of land being used by the District Coordination Committee, Parbat district, in Kushma Municipality-13 for the construction of the municipality's administrative building. Likewise, the meeting of the Council of Ministers approved 355 posts of Gazetted class for the temporary service under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport for the current fiscal year followed by 23 temporary posts of the same class for the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Likewise, 15 temporary posts of gazetted class under the Ministry of Youth and Sports have also been endorsed. The government has approved the National Games Operation (First Amendment) Guidelines, 2022. The government has also decided to send a formal invitation to the Chief of the Indian Army for a visit to Nepal. The Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has been given the approval to participate on behalf of Nepal in the programme to be organised by the US Department of Energy from November 14 to 18. Likewise, the Cabinet meeting decided to give approval to Minister for Communication and Information Technology to participate in a programme of the International Telecommunication Union to be held in Bucharest, Romania from September 26 to October 14. A decision has also been made to change Annex 3 of the Nepal Health Service Regulations, 2055 BS and to publish a notice about the same in the Nepal Gazette. The Cabinet has also decided to give approval to the Secretary of the National Planning Commission (NPC) to take part in a United Nations programme to be held from August 23 to 25 in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. By RSS READ ALSO:

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