Cabinet also approves drafting Budhigandaki authority and employment bills, disability act amendment

The Cabinet has given in-principle approval to draft a Budhigandaki Development Authority bill and a National Employment bill.

The meeting held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Balendra Shah made a total of 13 decisions.

The Cabinet approved sending a bill to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2074, to the federal parliament. A bill to amend the Animal Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act, 2055, was also approved for submission to parliament.

The meeting set the minimum support price for wheat at 4,107 rupees per quintal for fiscal year 2083/84.

It also decided to accept an emergency grant of 298 million Japanese yen from the government of Japan and a grant of 20 million euros from Germany.

The Nepal Special Service (21st Amendment) Rules, 2083 and the Feed (Second Amendment) Rules were approved. The management audit report for fiscal year 2081/82 will be sent to the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration for implementation.

The meeting also decided to declare flood-affected local units in Gorkha, Dhading and Baglung as crisis zones.

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Dr. Bikram Timalsina made the meeting's decisions public.