Sushila Karki formally took charge as Nepal’s prime minister on Sunday, two days after being appointed to lead the interim government.

Karki, a former chief justice, was sworn in on Friday by President Ramchandra Paudel following demands from the Gen Z movement.

Before assuming the office on Sunday, she visited the Martyrs’ Memorial at Lainchaur and laid a garland at the statues of national martyrs.

She then began her duties from the Home Ministry’s building in Singha Durbar. The Prime Minister’s Office was shifted there after the building was set on fire during the protest on Tuesday.

One of Karki’s decisions was to provide relief to victims of last week’s protests. Chief Secretary Eknarayan Aryal said the government has declared those killed in the Gen Z movement as martyrs, with each bereaved family to receive Rs1 million as immediate support to them.

Aryal added that the government has also directed hospitals to provide free medical treatment to the injured, and treatment has already begun under the new decision.

Newly appointed Prime Minister Karki on Saturday visited various hospitals in Kathmandu and met the injured protesters receiving treatment.