Kathmandu – Finance Minister Rameshwar Khanal has reassigned the responsibilities of three joint secretaries within the ministry.

Mahesh Acharya has been appointed head of the Financial Sector Management and Institution Coordination Division, replacing Seventhak Pokharel, who has now been moved to lead the Fiscal Federalism Coordination Division.

Similarly, Mahesh Baral, previously chief of the Fiscal Federalism Division, has been transferred to head the Public Financial Management Training Center. Before this change, Joint Secretary Acharya was leading the training center.

The reshuffle took effect on Sunday, according to ministry spokesperson Tank Prasad Pandey.