KATHMANDU, AUGUST 10

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development, Prakash Man Singh, has said economic development is the first priority of the present government.

At a programme organized here to felicitate the newly appointed ministers in Bagmati Province government- Hari Prava Khadgi and Suraj Chandra Lamichhane- here today, DPM

Singh informed that government was at work to forward the activities in a way that keep in centre the socioeconomic developments of the country.

The present government was formed for the political stability, he reminded, adding that it is therefore essential to ensure people's realization of change with progress in multiple fronts.

He further vowed to work honestly for country and people.