The government has decided to provide diplomatic passports to province chiefs and chiefs of District Coordination Committee and official passports to chiefs of Municipality and Rural Municipality.

A Cabinet meeting held on Monday made the decision to this effect.

Similarly, the meeting has appointed Kundan Aryal as the press advisor of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Joshi will get facilities at par with senior government officials.

Likewise, Achyut Mainali has been appointed as the public relation advisor. He will get facilities at par with the state minister.

The meeting has also decided to extend the term of 13 colonels of Nepal Army by two years.

Meanwhile, the meeting also made a decision that President Bidya Devi Bhandari will jointly address the federal parliament and National Assembly on March 29.