Kathmandu: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has been named spokesperson of the government.
The Cabinet meeting held in Singh Durbar on Wednesday decided to form a committee to determine criteria to distribute decorations.
After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel informed that the committee was formed on distribution of decoration and medals. “The study committee was formed to ensure that right persons in the related sectors would be honoured and the country felt proud on it while selecting persons for decoration and medals,” Poudel added.
Similarly, the Council of Ministers decided to have compulsory presence of Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative during the meeting with foreign dignitaries.
Devraj Adhikari has been appointed the chairperson of University Grants Commission, he said, adding that every ministry has been given a week to prepare plan of action for the implementation of government’s common minimum programme.
Likewise, the Cabinet has decided to transfer two secretaries. According to minister Poudel, Secretary at Energy Mr Keshav Kumar Sharma has been transferred to Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Secretary at Physical Infrastructure Mr Gopal Prasad Sigdel to Ministry of Energy.
Minimum support price of sugarcane
The government has also decided to increase the minimum support price of sugar by Rs. 20. Now the farmers will get Rs. 610 per quintal. Minister Poudel said, “The industrialist will pay Rs. 540 and the government will provide transport subsidy of Rs. 70 per quintal.”
Farmers have already begun selling their products to sugar mills. The government was very late on deciding the minimum support price. However, farmers have expressed their dissatisfaction over the increment of MSP.
