Committee begins work to address Gen Z movement related demands

Kathmandu, Aug. 14

The government has formed a special coordination committee and begun work to address the demands of those injured in, and the families of those killed during, the Gen Z movement on 8 and 9 September 2025.

The Gen Z Agreement and Integrated Package Implementation Coordination and Facilitation Committee, formed under the coordination of Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Hemraj Aryal, will play a key role in implementing and coordinating the agreements reached between the government and the protesting side, said the Office. The committee has already held its first meeting.

According to the PMO, the committee has been entrusted with reviewing progress on the effective implementation of the agreement reached between the government and Gen Z representatives on 10 December 2025, as well as the Integrated Package on Coordinated Rehabilitation, Livelihood and Social Protection for Families of Gen Z Movement Martyrs and the Injured, approved by a Cabinet decision of 2 July 2026.

The committee will ensure coordination among various ministries for implementation of the package, said Aryal at a press meet held in Singha Durbar on Friday afternoon.

He said that the committee will serve as a direct point of contact for those injured in the movement and the families of those killed. In accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet-approved package, the committee has been mandated to coordinate and facilitate with various government agencies to implement sensitive issues affecting the families, including education, healthcare and employment.

The committee will identify necessary remedial measures and recommend them to the relevant agencies to address practical problems or complications that may arise during implementation of the agreement and package.

In carrying out its mandate, the committee may invite government or non-government representatives and subject experts to discussions and meetings. The committee includes Under Secretary-level representatives from seven ministries, including the Home and Finance ministries, as well as representatives from the Gen Z Martyrs' Family Welfare Society and Injured Gen Z Nepal, and head of the Provincial Coordination, National Security and Diplomatic Affairs Section at the PMO, Under Secretary Basudev Khanal.

 

Govt imposes tighter controls on foreign visits

Meanwhile, the government has introduced new standards imposing tighter controls on foreign visits by civil servants and other government employees.

The PMO informed that the new provisions are implemented to make foreign travel more systematic and cost-effective, while also adopting a stricter approach to their implementation.

It has issued a circular to all ministries, commissions and government agencies, directing them to obtain prior approval from the PMO before nominating any employee for a foreign trip. The new arrangement is being enforced to completely prevent foreign travel and nominations made without prior approval, informed Aryal.

The new provisions are intended to curb unnecessary overseas trips while making the purpose and outcomes of such travels more transparent.

The government has also tightened measures to ensure that lessons learned from foreign travels are institutionally utilised within the government system. Employees returning from overseas study visits, tours, training programmes, meetings, seminars, workshops or conferences are now required to share the knowledge, skills and good practices they have acquired with other employees.

Under the new standards, employees must conduct a knowledge- and experience-sharing session with colleagues at their respective offices within five days of reporting back to work after completing a foreign trip.

 

PMO collects strategic documents

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister’s Office is collecting documents from all ministries to systematically, centrally and regularly maintain documentation concerning Nepal's international obligations and their implementation.

Likewise, Aryal informed that there has been an approximately 350 per cent increase – on year-on-year basis – in the number of calls received by the Hello Sarkar call centre's toll-free hotline 1111 in recent times.

"People are increasingly using the multi-channel grievance management system to register complaints concerning public service delivery and matters of public concern, as well as to follow up on them," he said. 

  Published in The Rising Nepal on 15 August 2026.