The government has decided to bear the full medical expenses of security personnel injured during the upcoming House of Representatives election.
Making public the Cabinet decisions of Falgun 12 (Tuesday), government spokesperson and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal said that the state will cover all treatment costs for security personnel and election police injured while on duty during the election period. In case of death in the line of duty, financial assistance will be provided to the dependent family members.
The Cabinet has also decided to declare a nationwide public holiday from Falgun 20 to 22 in view of the House of Representatives Member Election scheduled for Falgun 21.
Key Cabinet Decisions
- Approval of the implementation action plan for the 16th Plan.
- Approval for Nepal to obtain membership in the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
- Acceptance of a proposed cash grant assistance of USD 4 million from the Government of China for the House of Representatives election.
- Approval of the financial investment model for the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project as per the current fiscal year’s budget.
- Designation of all 77 district courts to handle and settle cases related to offenses under Section 140 of the Insurance Act, 2079.
- Determination of public holidays for the year 2083 BS (from Baisakh 1 to the end of Chaitra).
- Extension by one month of the tenure of the probe commission formed to implement Supreme Court orders related to the transport sector.
- Approval for Hitman Gurung to receive the “Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)” conferred by the King of the United Kingdom.
- Approval for Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki to participate in the 21st Interpol Annual Heads of NCB Conference in France.
- Approval for Additional Chief Investigation Director Om Prakash Joshi to participate in the Raisina Insights Forum 2026 in India.
- Endorsement of the Foreign Minister’s visit to attend the oath ceremony of Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarik Rahman.
- Granting tax exemptions as per the implementation agreement for the Kalanki–Basundhara Kathmandu Ring Road Improvement Project funded by the Government of China.
- Continuation of the ad hoc central committee of the Nepal Red Cross Society until the end of Asar 2083 BS, with instructions to form a new committee within that period.
- Approval for Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Shraddha Shrestha to lead a delegation to the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York.
- Postponement of the 10th National Games scheduled in Birendranagar, Surkhet, to a suitable date after the upcoming election.
- Promotion of two Nepal Army Brigadier Generals to Major General and transfer of two Major Generals.
- Approval to use national forest land for the construction of several hydropower transmission line projects, including Kerabari–New Marsyangdi–Daraudi Corridor (132 kV), Upper Junbesi Khola, and Seti Khola projects.
- Formation of a Gen-Z Council.
- Notification of mandatory retirement of government secretaries Dr. Ram Prasad Ghimire and Dr. Hari Prasad Lamsal, with appreciation for their contributions.
- Approval of foreign visits for six special-class officers of the Government of Nepal.
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