Kathmandu, Apr. 19: His Majesty’s Government has decided to install eight special class secretaries as special class secretaries at various ministries and the National Planning Commission Secretariat.

According to the cabinet secretariat, Mr Mohan Dev Pant has been installed at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Dr. Muktinarayan Shrestha at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mr Hiranyalal Regmi at the Ministry of Works and Physical Planning, and Mrs Urmila Shrestha at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare. Likewise, Mr Khagendra Basnet has been installed at the Ministry of Education and Sports, Mr Damaru Ballav Bhattarai at the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management, Mr Barun Prasad Shrestha at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and Culture and Mr Sriman Shrestha at the National Planning Commission Secretariat.

Meanwhile Mr Srikrishna Gautam has been installed as chief officer of the special police department while Mr Padma Kumar Acharya has been sent to the reserve pool of the Ministry of General Administration.