The government has appointed Govinda Bahadur Karki as the new chief secretary.
The decision was made during a Cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar on Wednesday, government spokesperson and Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel said.
According to Pokharel, Karki, who previously served as secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, has been promoted to the country's top civil service position.
The Cabinet also appointed Suraj Shakya of Kathmandu as the development commissioner of the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority.
In another decision, the Cabinet granted approval to Geta Hospital in Kailali to operate as the teaching hospital of Martyr Dashrath Chand University of Health Science.
According to Minister Pokharel, the government also approved the Foreign Educational Programs Operation and Regulation Rules, 2026; the Educational Consultancy, Language, Teaching and Preparatory Class Operation and Management Rules, 2026; the Prison Regulations, 2026; the sixth action plan on human rights; and the second anti-corruption strategic plan.
-News Agency Nepal
