The government has decided to accept Rs 16.37 billion loan assistance provided by the World Bank for strengthening the social security and vital events registration programme. 

A Cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar on Thursday decided to extend the tenure of Suresh Kumar Karki as Executive Director of Radio Nepal, said Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki after the meeting. 

The meeting decided to form the National Farmers Commission and approved the working guidelines regarding distribution of grants that was prepared for reconstruction of private houses for the flood-affected people in Banke, Bardia, Dang, Surkhet and Sindhupalchok. Many people were displaced due to the floods occurred in these districts two years back. 

The government has also constituted a committee under the coordination of the Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communications for making recommendations for appointment to the two posts of member on the Nepal Telecom Authority which have fallen vacant. Joint Secretary of the Administration Division at the Ministry and expert Bhesh Raj Kandel are the members of the committee. 

Similarly, the Cabinet has promoted Lieutenant Colonel (Technical) Khum Bahadur Kunwar to Colonel (Technical) and appointed joint attorney Kiran Poudel, who has been promoted to secretary post, to the post of Deputy Attorney. 

The government has appointed Joint Registrar of the Supreme Court Nakul Subedi to the post of Secretary at the Judicial Council and Joint Registrar Nripadhoj Niraula to the post of Registrar of the Supreme Court. 

Likewise, joint registrar Rajib Gautam has been promoted to the post of Secretary at the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Similarly, joint attorney Rajan Prasad Bhattarai has been promoted to the post of Secretary at the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons.