Kathmandu. The government has taken 13 decisions ranging from endorsing the Nepal Special Service (21st Amendment) Regulations, 2083 to declaring the flood-affected local levels as disaster-prone areas.

Making public the decisions of the Cabinet meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers today, Minister for Information and Communications Dr. Bikram Timilsina informed that the government has decided to accept the Emergency Grant Assistance of 295 million Japanese Yen from Japan and 20 million Euros from Germany.

The meeting also decided to give approval in principle to formulate the bill for the Budhi Gandaki Development Authority at the proposal of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

On the proposal of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, it has been decided to introduce clauses (e) of Section 17, Section 25 and Section 26 of the Criminal Offence (Determination of Punishment and Implementation) Act, 2074 BS.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has proposed to fix the minimum support price of wheat at Rs 4,107 per quintal for the fiscal year 2083÷84.

Chumnubri Rural Municipality, Dharche Rural Municipality and Arughat Rural Municipality of Gorkha district and Tripurasundari Rural Municipality of Dhading district, which were most affected by the floods in Budhigandaki River. It has been decided to declare Ward No. 1 and 2 as disaster-hit areas.

Similarly, the meeting decided to declare Galkot municipality and Dhorpatan municipality in Baglung district, most affected by floods and landslides caused by rainfall from September 22, 2008 to be declared disaster-hit zone for a period of three months.

The meeting also decided to provide Rs 15,000 per month to the families with up to four members for immediate relief and livelihood for a maximum of six months if the affected families of the damaged private houses of the local level want to manage temporary settlement in private tents instead of staying in the holding center. Similarly, it has been decided to provide an additional Rs 2,000 per month to the families with more than six members.

On the proposal of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, it has been decided to give approval to submit the BIMSTEC agreement on maritime transit assistance to the federal parliament for approval. On the proposal of the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment, it has been decided to give in-principle approval to the formulation of the bill related to national employment.

Similarly, the decision to approve the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market Development Committee (Formation) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2083 and the Feed Substances (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2083 were approved. It has been decided to present the bills to amend the Livestock Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act, 2055 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2074 to the Federal Parliament.

The meeting also decided to send the annual report of management test for the fiscal year 2081/82 to the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration for implementation.