Kathmandu, November 15
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has assigned specific responsibilities to members of his private secretariat, designating advisers working in various fields as coordinators and deputy coordinators.
Kumar Byanjankar serves as the prime minister’s chief adviser in an unpaid capacity. Alongside him, two other advisers hold positions equivalent to ministerial rank — political adviser Asim Shah and health adviser Professor Dr Jagadish Prasad Agrawal, who also serves without remuneration.
Policy, Administration and Good Governance Adviser Sudeep Dhakal has been assigned a role equivalent to that of a state minister. Similarly, Bibek Mishra serves as Information and Communication Technology Adviser with a state minister-level position.
Prime Minister Shah has two personal secretaries. Subash Sharma serves at a special gazetted-level rank, while Nabin Bhandari holds a position equivalent to the first-class gazetted rank.
Five individuals have been appointed as coordinators for specific areas of responsibility.
Sanjiv Pandey has been appointed Development and Ministerial Coordination Coordinator, Santosh Giri as Inter-Agency Coordination Coordinator, and Bishal Adhikari as Government Affairs and Planning Coordination Coordinator.
Similarly, Deepa Dahal has been assigned the role of Media Management Coordinator, while Bishwo Rai will serve as Social Development Coordination Coordinator.
All five coordinators hold positions equivalent to the first-class gazetted rank.
Another five individuals have been appointed as deputy coordinators. Susan Gautam has been assigned Civil Aviation Coordination, Ravi Kiran Adhikari Social Development Coordination, Prakriti Dhakal Health Coordination, Binay Shakya Culture and Heritage Coordination, and Dipak Prasad Oli Policy Drafting and Review.
The deputy coordinators hold positions equivalent to the second-class gazetted rank.
