FinMin Pun’s China visit approved, Yadav appointed as Executive Director of National Dairy Development Board

The government has decided to accept a loan worth USD 80 million from the World Bank.

Speaking at a press conference organized to make public the decisions of the Cabinet meeting held in Singha Durbar on Monday, government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma informed that the government has decided to accept concessional loan assistance worth USD 80 million from the World Bank.

Similarly, the meeting has decided to accept an additional grant of 8.1 million pounds sterling from the British government for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the damaged infrastructures  and resettlement of earthquake victims in Karnali Province.

Spokesperson Sharma informed that the meeting has decided to approve the China visit of Finance Minister Barshaman Pun. He is going to the northern neighbor to participate in the high-level conference to be held on July 11-July 13.

Likewise, the meeting has decided to appoint Dr Ram Prasad Dhital as the Chairman of the Electricity Regulatory Commission and Madhusudhan Adhikari and Jhamak Prasad Sharma as the members of the Commission.

Meanwhile, the meeting has appointed Dr Rajendra Prasad Yadav as the Executive Director of the National Dairy Development Board.  

Spokesperson Sharma informed that a recommendation committee has been formed under the headship of the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture for the appointment of the Executive Director at the Nepal Agricultural Research Council.