Kathmandu, Aug. 28
The government has decided to deposit one
month’s salary and remuneration of Prime Minister Balendra Shah and all members
of the Cabinet into the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund.
The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting
held on Friday, the Prime Minister's Secretariat informed in a statement.
The meeting also decided to instruct the
Ministry of Finance to prepare a relief and rehabilitation package for
individuals and businesses affected by the floods, including those in
Rasuwagadhi along the Nepal-China border, the Bhote Koshi River and downstream
areas.
The meeting further decided to grant
approval in-principle to the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited to procure
25,000 tonnes of DAP fertiliser from India through a government-to-government
(G2G) arrangement.
Published in The Rising Nepal on 29 August 2026.
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