गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Thapa appointed Chair of Health Insurance Board Politics Thapa appointed Chair of Health Insurance Board KathmanduPati March 25, 2025 KATHMANDU – Chandra Bahadur Thapa Chhetri has been appointed to the post of Chairperson of the Health Insurance Board. Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly-appointed Chairperson Thapa at the Ministry today. He was the Board member for three years before this. Newly appointed Chairman Thapa said that there is a plan to include all the citizens by reviewing and reforming the health insurance policy to improve health insurance. He pledged to make the insurance claim payment process faster and transparent and to manage the insurance fund transparently and effectively, to take initiative for the approval of the permanent organization structure of the Health Insurance Board, to launch an awareness campaign about the importance of health insurance and to make the insurance programme effective by collaborating with the government, the private sector and international organizations. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Finance Minister named acting PM as Shah heads to UNGA Nepali Congress urges PM Shah to sound alarm on climate… Central Bank introduces re-designed 50-rupee bank note Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post UN Resident Coordinator meets Foreign Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month8 TRENDING Arrival lounge of TIA-domestic to be expanded Ex-Gurkha servicemen submit memo to UK PM Johnson As cadres suddenly start chanting slogan against MCC compact, Prachanda stops them Over 100 bln USD to be needed to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines: WHO chief Price of yellow metal goes down by Rs 1,800 per tola Parliamentary committee directs govt to manage 10,000 ventilators Second dose of COVID-19 vaccination from April 20 to 24 China’s foreign trade up 28.5 pct in Jan.-April
