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Siddhi Laxmi Byanjankar

सिद्धिलक्ष्मी ब्यञ्जनकार

Member, Nepal Calendar Determination Development Committee

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Institution: Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Bikas Samiti
Appointed by: Minister Khadkaraj Paudel
Date: July 2026
Government: Balen Shah government

In early July 2026, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Khadkaraj Paudel appointed Siddhi Laxmi Byanjankar, sister of the PM’s chief advisor Kumar Byanjankar, as a member of the Nepal Calendar Determination Development Committee. With three members of one family in government posts, the appointment drew accusations of nepotism.