KATHMANDU: The government has decided to provide additional Rs 15,000 to each landslide-hit family of Pyuthan district for Dashain festival. A Cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar on Thursday morning made the decision to this effect. The government had earlier provided Rs 10,000 to landslide-affected families of the district. Earlier on October 1, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal had announced that the government would provide additional Rs 15,000 to landslide-affected families of Pyuthan district for Dashain festival. Similarly, the meeting has appointed former Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya and Suresh Man Shrestha at a committee to evaluate performance of secretaries and joint secretaries under the Civil Service. READ ALSO

• PM Dahal inspects landslide-hit areas in Pyuthan