July 14, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Finally, the Government of Nepal has acted on the rising number of foreign visits by its officials.<\/p>\n The Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed the newly-appointed Chief Secretary, Rajendra Kishor Kshetri, to stop the top bureaucrats and other government officials from embarking on foreign trips.<\/p>\n The Prime Minister wanted the Chief Secretary to ensure that secretaries\u2019 and other officials\u2019 foreign visits are limited to discussions on bilateral ties, and not for any other purpose.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Prime Minister has expressed his concern and asked me to prohibit foreign visits by secretaries<\/a> that have to do with irrelevant matters and that do not concern bilateral issues,\u201d Govinda Pariyar quoted Kshetri who instructed the secretaries.<\/p>\n Following PM\u2019s instructions, the Chief Secretary has already circulated the information to all the government secretaries.<\/p>\n According to Pariyar, the government is also under plans to probe the uncalled-for foreign visits of government officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" July 14, 2017 Finally, the Government of Nepal has acted on the rising number of foreign…<\/span><\/p>\n