KATHMANDU: The government has abolished the Central Philatelic and Postal Stamps Management Office.

According to Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma, Thursday’s meeting of the Council of Ministers decided to establish ‘One Municipality, One Post Office’, change the organizational structure of the post office and abolish 1,636 posts.

The meeting also gave in-principle approval to formulate a bill to provide for a digital governance commission and approved the Poor Family Identification and Identity Card Distribution (First Amendment) Guidelines, 2080 BS.

The meeting also decided to appoint Dr Parshuram Mishra, a resident of Mahottari, as the chairperson of Ramraja Prasad Singh Academy of Health Sciences Infrastructure Development Committee 2080 BS, Minister Sharma, who is also the spokesperson of the government, told media persons.