Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The government has formed a high-level committee to oversee the reconstruction of infrastructure damaged during the protests in various parts of the country on September 8 and 9.
The cabinet issued the Physical Infrastructure Reconstruction Committee (Formation Order), 2025, to form the committee. The committee is chaired by Minister for Finance Rameshore Prasad Khanal. The five-member committee has Minister for Home Affairs Om Prakash Aryal, Minister for Urban Development Kul Man Ghising, Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal and Urban Development Secretary Gopal Sigdel as members.
Sigdel will also serve as the member secretary of the committee.
The committee’s mandate covers preparing and approving reconstruction plans, assigning responsibilities to relevant agencies, mobilizing resources, and managing a reconstruction fund. It is also tasked with collecting and utilizing funds, ensuring regular monitoring and supervision, and making policy decisions on fund management.
According to the order, the fund will draw contributions from the federal, provincial, and local governments, donations from Nepali and non-resident Nepali individuals, as well as support from foreign governments, international organizations, donors, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds of different organizations.
Any expenditure from the fund will require prior approval from the Ministry of Finance. The account will be jointly operated with the signatures of the committee’s member-secretary and the head of the Financial Administration Division at the Ministry of Urban Development.
The committee must submit progress reports to the government every three months. The committee has been given a one-year term. The term, however, can be extended by six months if needed.
The committee will automatically dissolve once its term ends, and the remaining funds will be transferred to the federal consolidated fund.
