By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Jan. 17: The government has decided to scrap the provision of appointing two persons from the private sectors in the Civil Aviation Authority Board of Directors.
The provision of appointing two persons from private sectors was mentioned in Section 13 of the Sub-section 1 of the Civil Aviation Authority Act-1996. Instead of the provision, the government decided to nominate two civil aviation experts with a compulsory provision of having one of the female.
The decision to this regard was made by a Cabinet meeting held on January 13.
Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota said the government had taken the decision as a preparation to exclude Nepal from the blacklist of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in the context of Visit Nepal Year-2020.
The Cabinet meeting also decided to pool six ana one paisa land that lies at sheet number 169 to claim the right of way for expanding Koteshwore-Jadibuti road section along the Araniko highway.
Also, the government paved the way for the Indian government to take 173,071 kilograms of d red sandalwood seized here back to India on their own cost. The government has given deadline to take the sandalwood to India within 90 days of the government decision. The origin country of the red sandalwood seized in Nepal is India.
The cabinet meeting also decided to table the endorsed treaty signed between Nepal and China on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters at the parliament for the notice of it. The treaty was signed during Nepal visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 13, 2019.
The government also decided to receive loan assistance worth Rs. 12.76 billion to be provided by European Investment Bank for electricity distribution system and its upgrading project in Sudurpaschim and Karnali States.
The cabinet meeting decided to increase the salary of local employees working in various Nepali missions abroad. Such employees rank from receptionist, drivers, helpers and security guards. Minister Baskota said the government did the agreement due to legal provision of respective nations. Nepal has its embassies in 30 countries, three permanent missions and six consulate general offices.
Likewise, the government took 16 other decisions in the Cabinet meeting held on January 13.