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Finally, NCP Appoints Chiefs of 33 Central Departments

Published Date : August 16, 2019

Kathmandu, Aug 16: The main ruling party, Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has finally named chiefs of its various 33 central departments.

A party meeting on Friday at Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar settled the matter that remained longstanding following party unification.

The meeting appointed Deputy Prime Minister and NCP Secretariat member Ishwor Pokharel as party School Department chief, said NCP spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha after the meeting.

Likewise, the portfolios of party foreign department chief and deputy chief have been given to senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Ram Karki respectively.

Party secretariat member Bamdev Gautam has been named as head of party organisational department and Shrestha as chief of publicity department.

Leader Jhala Nath Khanal has been appointed as head of party policy and research institute, while Surendra Pandey as chief of finance and planning department.

The meeting also appointed a joint in-charge each for all seven states.

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