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KATHMANDU, DEC 26 -
In a bid to strengthen civilian control over the Nepal Army (NA), the Cabinet on Sunday formed Defence Steering Committee.
The three-member mechanism led by Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari will take a call on policy issues pertaining to the national army and national defence. Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) and the Defence Secretary are the two other members.
The committee, one of the components of the action plan prepared by Bhandari-led Cabinet committee in August, aims to maintain close coordination between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and NA. “The committee will facilitate the Defence Ministry to take decision on policy issues of the Army,” Minister for Information and Communication Shankar Pokharel told the Post. “It is an effort to restructure the Defence Ministry.”
Earlier, there was no any formal mechanism to bridge the gap between MoD and NA.
A MoD official, requesting anonymity, said the committee will serve as a mechanism to build trust between the ministry and the Army. It will meet at least once in a month and concentrate on establishing coordination between the government and NA, facilitate MoD to take decision on policy issues and issue instructions to NA for enforcing new policies and actions.
Issues such as career development, human rights as well as annual and special programmes to be under taken by NA will be priority of the committee.
The committee’s birth marks the changed political context, said Defence Ministry Spokesman Shredhar Pokharel said. “It will work as a formal mechanism responsible for resolving the problems by taking appropriate legal and administrative decisions.”
Meanwhile, the Cabinet on Sunday promoted Brig. Gen. Gambhir Lal Rajbhandari to the post of Maj. Gen. and extended the tenure of Maj.Gen. Naresh Bhadur Basnyat for the next two years. The government also elevated Col. Satish Bikram Shah to brigadier general.
Posted on: 2010-12-27 08:26
In a bid to strengthen civilian control over the Nepal Army (NA), the Cabinet on Sunday formed Defence Steering Committee.
The three-member mechanism led by Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari will take a call on policy issues pertaining to the national army and national defence. Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) and the Defence Secretary are the two other members.
The committee, one of the components of the action plan prepared by Bhandari-led Cabinet committee in August, aims to maintain close coordination between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and NA. “The committee will facilitate the Defence Ministry to take decision on policy issues of the Army,” Minister for Information and Communication Shankar Pokharel told the Post. “It is an effort to restructure the Defence Ministry.”
Earlier, there was no any formal mechanism to bridge the gap between MoD and NA.
A MoD official, requesting anonymity, said the committee will serve as a mechanism to build trust between the ministry and the Army. It will meet at least once in a month and concentrate on establishing coordination between the government and NA, facilitate MoD to take decision on policy issues and issue instructions to NA for enforcing new policies and actions.
Issues such as career development, human rights as well as annual and special programmes to be under taken by NA will be priority of the committee.
The committee’s birth marks the changed political context, said Defence Ministry Spokesman Shredhar Pokharel said. “It will work as a formal mechanism responsible for resolving the problems by taking appropriate legal and administrative decisions.”
Meanwhile, the Cabinet on Sunday promoted Brig. Gen. Gambhir Lal Rajbhandari to the post of Maj. Gen. and extended the tenure of Maj.Gen. Naresh Bhadur Basnyat for the next two years. The government also elevated Col. Satish Bikram Shah to brigadier general.
Posted on: 2010-12-27 08:26
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