Govt scraps expenditure in the name of peace-related activities

KATHMANDU: The government has decided to cancel the standards for expenditure on peace-related activities, 2078.

Minister of Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma shared that the government decided to do away with the standards.

Meanwhile, the government has decided to approve the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer (First Amendment) Regulations, 2079.

The government has also decided to approve the use of the national forest area on the Narayanghat-Butwal road section under the East-West Highway.

Similarly, it has been decided to allow the national forest area to be used for the construction of the Jogmai Cascade Hydroelectric Project.

It has been decided to approve the Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee (Establishment) Order, 2079 and to form the Cabinet Committees (Political Committee, Administration Committee, Bill Committee, Social Committee and Economic Infrastructure Committee).