Joint Secretary Sharma appointed acting chairman of Film Development Board
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- Nepal’s Information and Communications Ministry appointed Joint Secretary Rabi Lal Sharma as acting chairman of the Film Development Board.
- Sharma took charge on Wednesday and will oversee the board until a permanent chairman is appointed.
- The ministry plans to begin an open competition soon; the post has been vacant since Dinesh DC’s term ended on August 27.
Rabi Lal Sharma, a joint secretary at Nepal’s Ministry of Information and Communications, has taken charge as acting chairman of the Film Development Board.
The ministry assigned Sharma the role until it appoints a permanent chairman. Ministry spokesperson Rabindra Paudyal said the ministerial-level decision came on Tuesday, and Sharma began work on Wednesday.
He has been given the responsibility to handle the work until a chairman is appointed.
“The secretary is currently away. There’s been some delay due to the floods and other factors. The process for appointing a chairman through open competition will begin soon,” Paudyal said.
The chairman’s position has been vacant since Dinesh DC’s term ended on August 27.
The secretary is currently away. There’s been some delay due to the floods and other factors. The process for appointing a chairman through open competition will begin soon.
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