Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat has left for India on Sunday.

He left for the southern neighbor this morning to take part in the Third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) meeting.

Along with the finance minister, Shreekrishna Nepal Chief at the International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division of the Finance Ministry and minister’s personal secretary Yuvaraj Pandey have also left for India.

The meeting will start at the Gujarat-based Gandhinagar of India from Monday.

Finance Minister Mahat will return home on Wednesday.

Though Nepal is not a member of G20, Finance Minister Mahat will participate in the meeting as a guest member.

World economy and world health, sustainable finance and infrastructure development, global financial scenario, international tax system and financial inclusion are among the major agenda of discussions in the meeting.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Governor of Reserve Bank of India Dr Shakti Kanta Das will jointly chair the meeting.