Kathmandu – The Cabinet meeting made several major decisions, according to government spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel.

The meeting decided to bring the National Investigation Department under the Home Ministry, and place the Revenue Investigation Department and the Department of Money Laundering Investigation under the Finance Ministry. Previously, all three agencies were under the Prime Minister’s Office.

Families of citizens killed during the Gen-Z protests on September 8–9 will receive 1 million rupees each, with an additional 500,000 rupees for funeral, food, and transport expenses. However, families of inmates or juveniles who died while escaping from prison will not be eligible for this support.

The Cabinet also reversed a previous government decision, keeping the registration and renewal of online media under the Department of Information and Broadcasting instead of District Administration Offices. Minister Jagdish Kharel has also been appointed as the government’s spokesperson.

Other key decisions include:

Extending the tenure of a taskforce led by former secretary Ramu Prasad Dotel by 45 days to standardize pay and benefits of officials and staff of state-funded institutions.

Promoting two colonels of the Nepal Army to major general, nine major generals to brigadier general, and transferring three brigadier generals.

Accepting grants worth USD 2.24 million for the Forest and Mountain Ecosystem Restoration Project, USD 8.7 million for a climate-resilient rice-based farming project, and USD 4.19 million for a local climate-adaptive livelihoods program.

Approving the resignation of two secretaries, Ram Govinda Aryal and Ramesh Sharma, from the Information Technology Service.

Approving the visit of the Finance Minister and ministry officials to attend the upcoming annual meeting of the World Bank and IMF in the United States.