सरकारले राष्ट्र बैंकको गभर्नर नियुक्तिका लागि गठित सिफारिस समितिमा रिक्त सदस्य पदमा निवर्तमान गभर्नर महाप्रसाद अधिकारीलाई नियुक्त गरेको छ। बुधबार साँझ बालुवाटारमा बसेको मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकले अधिकारीलाई सिफारिस समितिमा नियुक्त गरेसँगै समिति पूर्ण बनेको हो।

यसअघि अर्थमन्त्री विष्णु पौडेलको संयोजकत्वमा गठन भएको तीन सदस्यीय समितिमा विश्व पौडेल र विजयनाथ भट्टराई सदस्य रहेका थिए। तर, वैशाख १० गते भट्टराईले असन्तुष्टि जनाउँदै राजीनामा दिएपछि समिति अपूर्ण बनेको थियो। चैत २५ गतेदेखि राष्ट्र बैंक गभर्नरविहीन रहेको अवस्थामा समिति अधुरो हुँदा नियुक्ति प्रक्रिया रोकिएको थियो।

यसबीच, सत्तारुढ दल नेपाली कांग्रेस र नेकपा एमालेबीच डा. गुणाकर भट्टलाई गभर्नर बनाउने सहमति भएपछि उनले प्रमुख कार्यकारी निर्देशक पदबाट राजीनामा दिएका थिए। तर, उनको राजीनामा स्वीकृत नभएपछि प्रक्रिया अलमलिएको थियो। हाल कायममुकायम गभर्नर डा. नीलम ढुंगानाले राजीनामा स्वीकृत गर्न ढिलाई गरेपछि अर्थमन्त्री पौडेलले त्यसलाई कार्यान्वयन गर्न निर्देशनसमेत दिएका छन्।

सिफारिस समितिले पूर्णता पाएसँगै अब नयाँ गभर्नर नियुक्तिको बाटो खुलेको छ।

Kathmandu — The government has filled the vacant position in the recommendation committee formed to appoint a new Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank. In a Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday evening at Baluwatar, former Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari was appointed as a member of the committee, completing its formation.

Earlier, a three-member committee had been formed under the coordination of Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel, with members Bishwo Poudel and Bijaya Nath Bhattarai. However, Bhattarai resigned on Baisakh 10, expressing dissatisfaction, which left the committee incomplete and halted the governor appointment process. The central bank has been without a governor since Chaitra 25.

Meanwhile, a political consensus between ruling parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML had emerged to appoint Dr. Gunakar Bhatta as the next governor. Bhatta subsequently resigned from his post as Executive Director of the central bank, but his resignation has not yet been approved.

Acting Governor Dr. Neelam Dhungana delayed approval of Bhatta’s resignation, prompting Finance Minister Poudel to issue a directive for its implementation earlier this week. Now that the recommendation committee has been completed, the process for appointing a new governor is expected to move forward.