Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee
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Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee has expressed the Indian government’s commitment to continue development assistance to Nepal.
Laying the foundation stone of the building of Bal Janata Higher Secondary School at Deukhuri of Dang, mid western region, the Indian envoy said that Indian government has tripled the amount of financial assistance to the present government of Nepal in comparison to previous government.
“The Indian government has increased its assistance to the government of Nepal which was formed after Jana Andolan (People’s movement) II by threefold,” Mukharjee said.
The school building is to be constructed with financial assistance of Rs 20 million from Indian government.