April 15, Kathmandu – The government has released the key decisions from Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. Government spokesperson and Minister for Education, Science, Technology, Youth, and Sports, Sammit Pokharel, presented the outcomes of the meeting.
The cabinet decided to form a three-member committee on security mechanisms for implementing the recommendations of the Genji Movement report. Additionally, a commission will be established to investigate the assets of senior officials and political leaders dating back to 2005/06 BS.
Other decisions include incorporating a grant equivalent to 1 million Swiss francs received from the Swiss government into the Disappeared Persons’ Investigation, Truth, and Reconciliation Fund. Furthermore, deputy directors, directors, and branch officers of the Inland Revenue Department will be appointed as internal revenue officers according to their assigned jurisdictions.
To support economic reforms, the third amendment to the Financial Procedures and Financial Accountability Rules, 2082 BS, has been approved. The government also resolved to present to the House of Representatives the signed mutual legal assistance agreement on criminal matters between Nepal and India.
The National Standard for Organizational and Management Surveys, 2082 BS, was approved. In forming the asset investigation commission, former Supreme Court Justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari will chair the commission, with other former justices and chartered accountants as members.
Finally, a committee chaired by former High Court Justice Premraj Karki has been formed to study security mechanisms to implement the report submitted by the commission investigating the incident that took place on September 8 and 9, 2082 BS (corresponding to September 23 and 24, 2025 AD).
