Nepal Cabinet Approves 13 Decisions, Declares Flood-Hit Areas Disaster Crisis Zones
Nepal's Cabinet has approved 13 decisions, including setting the minimum support price of wheat at Rs 4,107 per quintal and declaring several flood- and landslide-affected local levels as disaster crisis zones. The government also accepted emergency grants from Japan and Germany, and advanced key legislative and policy measures.
The government has taken 13 decisions, including fixing the minimum support price of wheat at Rs 4,107 per quintal and declaring several flood- and landslide-affected local levels as disaster-hit areas.
The decisions were taken at the Cabinet meeting held on Friday and made public by Minister for Communication and Information Technology Bikram Timilsina.
The Cabinet decided to accept 298 million Japanese yen in emergency in-kind and service-based grant assistance from the Government of Japan and 20 million euros in grant assistance from Germany.
It also gave in-principle approval to draft the Budhi Gandaki Development Authority Bill and the National Employment Bill.
The government has declared Chumnubri, Dharche and Aarughat rural municipalities of Gorkha, along with Wards 1 and 2 of Tripurasundari Rural Municipality in Dhading, as disaster crisis-hit areas for three months following severe flooding in the Budhi Gandaki River.
Similarly, Galkot Municipality and Dhorpatan Municipality of Baglung have also been declared disaster crisis-hit areas for three months following floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall from Ashwin 8 to 11, 2083.
The Cabinet has decided to provide temporary accommodation and livelihood expenses to affected families that choose to arrange temporary shelter privately instead of staying at holding centres. The support will be available for up to six months or until alternative housing is arranged.
- Families with up to four members will receive Rs 15,000 per month.
- Families with more than four members will receive an additional Rs 2,000 per month for each additional member.
For fiscal year 2083/84, the government has fixed the minimum support price of wheat at Rs 4,107 per quintal.
The Cabinet also approved the Nepal Special Service (21st Amendment) Regulations, 2083, the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board (Formation) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2083, and the Feedstuffs (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2083.
The government approved the submission of the BIMSTEC Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation to the Federal Parliament for ratification.
It also approved the submission of bills seeking amendments to the Animal Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act, 2055 and the Act Relating to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2074 to the Federal Parliament.
The Cabinet further decided to bring into effect, from Kartik 15, 2083, several remaining provisions of the Criminal Offences (Sentencing and Execution) Act, 2074, including Section 17(e), Section 25 and Section 26.
It also decided to forward the annual report on the management audit for fiscal year 2081/82 to the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration for implementation.