KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 25
The government has decided to provide Rs 50,000 in allowance on a monthly basis to the writer of the national anthem, Pradip Kumar Rai (Byakul Maila).
The meeting of the Council of Ministers held on September 23 decided to increase the monthly allowance to Rai from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000, according to the government Spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki.
Organising a news conference at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today, Minister Karki said the government also decided to arrange a nurse from the Ministry for Health and Population to take care of noted culture expert and centenary figure Satya Mohan Joshi.
The cabinet meeting has also decided to enforce the 'time card' system in public transport operating on long routes in a bid to prevent accidents and improve efficiency of traffic management during the festival period. According to Karki, a committee was formed under home ministry Spokesperson Phanindra Mani Pokharel to monitor, regulate, supervise, direct, and coordinate.
Furthermore, the meeting has approved temporary posts of officer-level for the fiscal 2022-23 needed for Advertisement Board of Nepal and Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection.
The meeting has given approval in principle for formulation of the Chure Conservation Bill and approved the proposal from different local levels for land acquisition for different purposes.
The Cabinet meeting also approved the Private Firm Registration (fourth amendment) Regulations, 2022, and National Vigilance Police (third amendment) Regulations, 2022.
As decided by the government, Mahakali Municipality and Naugadh Rural Municipality of Darchula district have been declared disaster-hit areas.
Likewise, the meeting gave approval for Chief of Karnali Province Tilak Pariyar to attend the Digital Summit in Ottawa, Canada from 5 to 6 October.
A version of this article appears in the print on September 26, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
