MoF transfers 325 staff

KATHMANDU, July 23:

The Ministry of Finance has transferred 325 employees, including 10 joint secretaries, a couple of days before the election code of conduct was enforced.

According to a source at the finance ministry, joint secretary Dhundi Raj Pokharel has been transferred to Inland Revenue Office (IRO) Sector No.1.

Similarly, Ganes Prasad Pandey, chief of IRO Sector No.1, has been transferred to Inland Revenue Department (IRD). Ram Saran Pudasaini of IRD has been sent to the ministry. Rajendra Prasad Sharma, chief of IRO Sector No. 3 has replaced Pudasaini.

Likewise, Nabaraj Bhandari, who was transferred from the Ministry of General Administration, has been posted in MoF. Joint secretary at the ministry Gagaram Gelal has been transferred to IRO Sector No.3.

The ministry has transferred Arjun Prasad Pokharel, joint financial comptroller general, to the Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DoMLI), while Surya Acharya, director general of DoMLI, has been transferred to the Department of Customs. Mukti Narayan Poudel has been transferred from the Department of Customs to the Office of Financial Comptroller General. Rajib Gautam, another joint secretary at the finance minsitry, has been transferred to the Ministry of Defense.

Source: Republica