Government Approves Poor Household List, PM Shah to Attend UN General Assembly
Summary
The government has approved a list of 17,438 poor households across 27 local levels in Kathmandu Valley, Saptari, and Dang. The cabinet also approved Prime Minister Balen Shah’s delegation to the 81st UN General Assembly and moved to draft a bill targeting unfair transaction crimes.
Key Points
- The Council of Ministers approved the list of 17,438 poor households in 27 local levels across Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Saptari, and Dang.
- The cabinet approved a Nepali delegation led by Prime Minister Balen Shah to attend the 81st UN General Assembly from October 6 to 10.
- It decided to form a negotiation team for the Nepal-India Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee meeting in New Delhi.
- The meeting also gave in-principle approval for a bill to control unfair transaction crimes and made several appointments and promotions in the civil service.
