Province govt has endeavoured to bring prosperity to people: Gandaki CM

Gandaki Province Chief Minister Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokhrel has said that his government has initiated endeavours to bring prosperity to the people.

Organising a press conference at the Office of Chief Minister and Council of Minister on Tuesday, CM Nepali made a commitment that he would make utmost efforts to realise the people’s aspiration for prosperity with their cooperation.

He shared that the province government would get full shape after passing the budget.

On the occasion, government spokesperson and Minister for Science Technology and Social Development, Kumar Khadka, viewed that the government has been able to bring the policy and programmes and budget. The discussion on the budget will begin in the Province Assembly meeting. “We have prepared documents and planning the passage of the budget for July 14 after deliberations,” he said, adding that the government was aware that the budget would not be misused as some budget was transferred to another heading for the public welfare purpose. The heads of the ministries were directed not to act against rule, he shared.

On the occasion, he also shared information about the decisions the government had taken recently. The urban development section of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructures was given authority to set criteria for the management of residence to the Cabinet Members and Secretaries. A taskforce has been formed under the coordination of Health Minister Madhumaya Adhikari for disaster management and rapid response. The taskforce has the members- Ministers without portfolio Harisharan Acharya and Rajiv Gurung, Law Secretary and Undersecretary at Office of Chief Minister and Council of Minister, Rameshwor Aryal.

Similarly, the Cabinet decided to appoint Khadga Bahadur Kumal as political advisor to the Chief Minister. Kumal is a resident of Pulingtar Rural Municipality-3 of Nawalparasi. A resident of Putalilbazar Municipality-13 of Syangja, Bharat Koirala has been appointed press coordinator of the Chief Minister.

The Cabinet named Dr Khim Bahadur Khadka as Director of the Health Directorate, according to government spokesperson Khadka.