Dr. Gunakar Bhatta Appointed as Vice-Chairman of National Planning Commission

Kathmandu. The government has appointed Dr. Gunakar Bhatta as the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission. The decision was made during the Cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar on Tuesday. Bhatta, who has now been appointed as the commission's vice-chairman, was previously in the race to become the 18th Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank.It seemed almost certain that Dr. Bhatta would become the Governor. However, at the last moment, the then-government did not appoint him. At that time, there was a coalition government of the Nepali Congress and the CPN (UML), with CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli serving as...