PM Karki appoints personal secretary Shrestha as NTNC chairperson
Summary
Prime Minister Sushila Karki has appointed her chief personal secretary Adarsha Kumar Shrestha as chairperson of the National Trust for Nature Conservation for a five-year term.
Key Points
- Prime Minister Sushila Karki nominated Adarsha Kumar Shrestha as chairperson of the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC).
- Shrestha was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Ain Bahadur Shahi.
- Under the NTNC Act, the prime minister serves as the patron and appoints the chairperson.
- Shrestha has a master's degree in sociology and a bachelor's degree in law and was previously the personal secretary to the Prime Minister.
- Following criticism, Prime Minister Karki reduced her secretariat size to six members.
