The government has decided to withdraw the proposal made by the former
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli-led government recommending the names of
14 individuals of political careers as the ambassador to various
countries.
The decision was made by today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers.
However, the hearings of other government career diplomats of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) proposed by the former government for
the post of ambassadors to various countries has been completed.
Likewise, the hearings of some government employees serving in the MoFA
is scheduled to take place at the Parliamentary Hearings Special
Committee (PHSC) today.
With this, of the total 22 names proposed by previous government for the
position of ambassadors to various countries, only eight government
employees of diplomatic careers will be approved to hold the positions.
Likewise, the meeting also decided to provide one million rupees as
compensation each to the family of those killed during Tarai-Madhes and
Tharuhat movements, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister
Krishna Bahadur Mahara.
Similarly, the concerned political parties would help in the
identification of the family of those killed during the movements and
the Home Ministry will provide compensation to cover the bills provided
by the hospitals providing treatment to those injured in the movements,
he said.
“The treatment bills should be submitted to the Home Ministry in
coordination with the concerned political parties for the release of
money to pay the bills,” DPM Mahara added.
In case the injured were treated on his or her own, the Home Ministry
will submit the estimated treatment bills submitted by the concerned
political parties to Cabinet for the further due process, he said.
Similarly, the meeting decided that the concerned ministry will prepare
the details, within a week, of those languishing in various prisons for
various cases including violations during the movements and those
against whom various cases have been filed in connection with the
movements to release and withdraw their cases, Mahara said.
The meeting also took a decision to collect details of those remained
rendered as disabled during the movements, within two weeks.
The Home Ministry is also asked to initiate the due process to form a
commission to probe violations like arsons and vandalisms reported
during the movements within a week and submit the report to the Cabinet.
Likewise, the meeting also decided to provide Rs 1,000 in cash each to
those all people from Karnali and Dalit community from around the
country, who come forward to register their newborns.
The meeting also reached a decision to promote joint secretaries
Rajeshwar Man Singh and Dr Lavadev Awasthi to Secretary. RSS
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