Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel left for India on Thursday to attend the meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

Minister Poudel is accompanied by Shree Krishna Nepal, chief of the international economic cooperation coordination division of the Finance Ministry.

Although Nepal is not a part of G20, Finance Minister Poudel will be attending the meeting as an invitee.

The First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting under the Indian presidency is scheduled for February 24-25 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The meeting will see the participation of 72 delegations including finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 members, invitee members and heads of international organisations.

Minister Poudel is scheduled to meet his counterparts including from India and China before returning home on Saturday.