Cabinet Forms Commission to Probe Assets of Political, Bureaucratic Bigwigs

The government has formed a four-member commission to investigate the assets accumulated by political leaders and high-level government officials over the past 20 years, from 2006-2026 AD.

A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday decided to form the commission under the coordination of former Supreme Court justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari. The commission will collect asset details of public officials — both politicians and bureaucrats — and launch investigations accordingly.

The other members of the commission are former judges Chandiraj Dhakal and Purushottam Parajuli, former Deputy Inspector General of Nepal Police Ganesh KC, and chartered accountant Prakash Lamsal.

Earlier, on March 27, the government formed under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's leadership had decided to establish the probe commission within two weeks. The matter was also included as item number 43 of the government's 100-point governance reform plan.

That agenda had stated that a high-powered panel would be formed under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to end impunity and corruption by launching a probe into the assets of high-level public officials.

The investigation will be conducted based on legal criteria and evidence. Recommendations from the investigation will be forwarded to the relevant bodies for enforcement.

Study Committee Formed to Implement Gen-Z Uprising Probe Report on Security Mechanism

The government has formed a three-member committee to study and recommend measures related to security mechanisms for implementing the report submitted by the commission that probed the September 8-9 Gen-Z Uprising.

The Cabinet meeting held Wednesday at Singha Durbar decided to form the committee under the coordination of former High Court judge Premraj Karki, according to government spokesperson and Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Sasmit Pokharel.

The other members of the committee are former Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Armed Police Force Subodh Adhikari and former AIG of Nepal Police Tek Prasad Rai.

The original commission, led by former High Court Judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, was formed earlier to investigate the Gen-Z uprising itself. That commission has already submitted its report. The newly formed three-member committee will specifically study the report's findings related to security mechanisms and recommend how those recommendations should be implemented.

Other Cabinet Decisions

The Cabinet also decided to accept a grant assistance of 1 million Swiss francs from the Swiss government for tasks related to the investigation of enforced disappearances and for truth and reconciliation efforts.

The meeting decided to present to the House of Representatives information about the agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Nepal and India, which was signed and accepted on February 17, 2026.

Additionally, the Cabinet approved the National Standard 2082 regarding organization and management surveys, as well as the Financial Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2082. – With inputs from RSS