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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting with office bearers of the Election Commission on Monday. During the meeting held at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Minister this morning, the Prime Minister urged the office bearers to make necessary preparations for the elections of President, Vice-President and the vacant post of a National Assembly member. "You (EC office bearers) take ahead the process for the election to the vacant post of a NA member.  We will hold discussions among political parties for the elections of President and Vice-President. we will reach a conclusion soon," PM Dahal said. On the occasion, he thanked the EC for successfully organizing the local elections and the polls to the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel and DPM and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane among others were present in the meeting. Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya and election commissioners apprised the PM of the EC's works and activities, and the election process.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has directed the concerned authority to end the compulsion of people to come to Kathmandu to make national identity cards and passports. During a virtual meeting held with Chief District Officers of 77 districts and security chiefs on Monday, Minister Lamichhane directed the CDOs to create an environment to provide national identity cards and passports from the districts. “Let’s create an environment to provide national identity cards and passports from the districts. The Home Ministry is ready to provide support for the same,” he said. Soon after Lamichhane was appointed as the Home Minister, he had inspected the Department of Passports. During that time, people had complained about the delay in the distribution of passports. They had demanded that the service should be made effective by bringing a token system.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said the construction of Nijgadh International Airport will be started soon. Inaugurating the Pokhara International Airport here today, he said the air route is the most effective way for connectivity in a land-locked country like Nepal and the construction of Nijgadh International Airport is required for that. "The country's third international airport has come into operation in Pokhara from today, establishing international connectivity to the international sector," PM Dahal said, adding that he had taken initiative for the prompt construction of this airport through the Chinese embassy and in face-to-face meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping. Stating that Shankar Raj Pathak, the man who conceptualized Pokhara International Airport, is his teacher, he praised him. The Executive Chief urged the Chinese government to extend support in the construction of projects including the railway service and in easing the trade by opening the transit points. He viewed that there could not be two opinions that the operation of the international airport in Pokhara will contribute to the economic development of the entire nation along with that of the Gandaki province. "I have become the Prime Minister winning the general election from Gandaki province. The Gandaki people have provided the opportunity to serve the nation as the Prime Minister for the third time and I want to thank them for that," PM Dahal said. Premier Dahal reiterated that the government under his leadership will carry out works, taking social justice, good governance and people's prosperity as the main slogan. "I fulfilled a leading role before this for establishing the democratic republic. Now, I will take the country on the development trajectory through economic development, prosperity and promotion of good governance." he said.  

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has said the government will provide support for the operation of Pokhara International Airport. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Pokhara International Airport here today, he said that the government would provide maximum support for construction of other remaining infrastructures for the airport. DPM and Finance Minister Poudel reiterated that political stability and social justice are the nation's needs at present. "Development, prosperity and good governance are today's needs," he added. Though there was some problem in the economy, it was not beyond control, the Finance Minister expressed the confidence of bringing it back on track. He stressed connecting the Pokhara airport with destinations such as Chitwan and Biratnagar.