InternationalMonday, 4 May 2026·https://testbook.com/current-affairs/04-may-2026-daily-current-affairs
Nepal ordinance removes 1,594 political appointees in May 2026
Nepal issued an ordinance on May 2, 2026 terminating 1,594 political appointees made before March 26, 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 2 May 2026, Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel issued an ordinance that terminated 1,594 political appointees, with all public appointments made before 26 March 2026 automatically ending under the new administrative order.
Key specifics
- The ordinance is titled the Ordinance on Special Provisions Relating to the Removal of Public Officials from Office, 2026.
- It applies to appointments made before 26 March 2026.
- Nepal’s Prime Minister named in the report is Balendra Shah.
- The March 5, 2026 House of Representatives election gave the Rastriya Swatantra Party a near two-thirds majority.
- Nepal’s capital is Kathmandu and its currency is the Nepalese Rupee (NPR).
Exam lens
Question type: international polity + ordinance; remember 2 May 2026, 1,594 appointees, 26 March 2026 cutoff, and President Ram Chandra Poudel. TNPSC may ask the ordinance name and the election outcome that preceded it.