Government Decides on Relief Fund, Flood Damage, and DAP Fertilizer Purchase
Summary
The government has decided to deposit one month’s salary of the prime minister and ministers into the Prime Minister’s Natural Calamity Relief Fund. It has also directed the Finance Ministry to prepare a relief package for flood-affected people and businesses in Rasuwagadhi, Bhote Koshi and downstream areas, and approved a G2G purchase of 25,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer from India.
Key Points
- The Council of Ministers decided to deposit one month’s salary and remuneration of the prime minister and all ministers into the Prime Minister’s Natural Calamity Relief Fund.
- The Finance Ministry has been instructed to prepare a relief and rehabilitation package for people and businesses affected by floods in the Nepal-China border area of Rasuwagadhi and the Bhote Koshi River basin.
- The government gave theoretical approval to Agricultural Materials Company Limited to buy 25,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer from India through a G2G mechanism.
