A decision to this end was taken by a meeting of the Council of the Ministers held on Thursday, said government spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communications Minendra Rijal.

Similarly, the meeting decided to accept a loan grant of 95 million US dollars from European Union for South Asia Sub-Regional Financial Support for power system extension.

Similarly, the meeting approved a proposal with a capital structure of Rs. 1.5 billion to run the National Transmission Grid Company Limited, spokesperson Minister Rijal added.

The cabinet also decided to appoint artists duo Sitaram Kattel and Kunjana Ghimire as the sanitation ambassadors to help make the country open-defecation-free by 2017.