Kathmandu, Aug 17: The 16th Periodic Plan of the government will have a separate chapter to deal with issues concerning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The National Planning Commission (NPC), which is responsible for preparing the periodic plan, informed this during a meeting of the Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly on Thursday.
Lawmaker Bamdev Gautam has said the Nepali Army should not be taken as a weak agency. Recalling the help and contribution of the institution when the country and people were in need, he said, “One should not make statements randomly about the Nepali Army.”