Kathmandu, Mar. 22 :Home Minister Govinda Raj Joshi took charge of his office today. On the occasion, Mr Joshi said maintaining law and order, removing corruption and ensuring good governance are the three major goals of the present government.

The home administration will discharge its duty in a honest and responsible manner to achieve these goals and any activity aimed to restricting people’s rights will not be tolerable to the present government, the Home Minister said, adding there will be no compromise on immutable matters guaranteed by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal.

The Home Ministry will expedite its work in providing service to the people by maintaining its clean image so that no one can raise a pointing finger, he further said.

Home secretary Padma Prasad Pokherel also expressed commitment to work in a result-oriented manner.

Similarly, Education Minister Amod Prasad Upadhyaya and Minister of State for Education Dilendra Prasad Badu took charge of their office today.

On the occasion, Mr Upadhyaya directed employees to work with a sense of service and dedication to upgrade quality of education.

There is no problem which cannot be addressed if we execute our duty honestly and sincerely, he said, stressing the need of more commitment and dedication to improve this sector.

Mr Badu stressed that employees should cooperate in resolving problems by working together with understanding.

Education secretary Jayaram Giri said the employees in the education sector are ready to work wholeheartedly for resolving the challenges facing this sector.

Likewise, Minister of State for Population and Environment Shivaraj Joshi assumed his office today.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Joshi directed the employees to solve problems facing the ministry and intensify on-going efforts towards this end.

Population and Environment secretary Dr. Govinda Raj Bhatta briefed about the significant achievements made by the Ministry so far and programmes of the current and next fiscal years.