The ruling coalition has decided to endorse the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

A meeting of the ruling coalition held at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence in Baluwatar on Sunday decided to ratify the MCC with interpretative declaration.

Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel said that the meeting decided to pass the $500 million grant compact by including the interpretative declaration today itself.

“The government will endorse the compact by giving answers with interpretative declaration to the questions raised in the Parliament today itself,” leader Paudel said.

A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has been scheduled for 1 pm today.