Pokhara, June 13: Gandaki Province government has decided to provide facilities to the former Chief Minister. The first meeting of the province government held since Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokhrel became new CM took this decision today. The facilities would be determined by formulating a procedure.

Similarly, the government assigned Minister Kumar Khadka as the Spokesperson of government. Khadka informed that meeting of the Council of Ministers also discussed the issues to be incorporated in the forthcoming policy and programmes.

Meanwhile, the former CM Prithvi Subba Gurung said the government he led had initiated the prosperity programmes.

Organizing a press conference today, Gurung claimed that during his term, the province government was made the best and the province assembly most effective. The aspiration of the people here is addressed well.

"The achievements we made despite limited resources and budget are exemplary. These are the milestone of federalism," he mentioned, featuring the achievements as initiation of the province pride projects as Korala-Tribedi corridor, province administrative building, province assembly building, Gandaki province training institute.

Similar other works initiated during his term were Ujjyalo Gandaki Province, province teaching hospital, provincial industrial estate, upgrading of Prithvi Highway and Siddhartha Highway. He argued that the UML government was displaced in the province with revengeful mindset, inhibition.

Gurung, however, said it is normal to hold power and stay out of power in democracy.