KATHMANDU, July 8 -- The Government of Japan has extended grant assistance of Rs 407 million to Nepal for implementing the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Project.

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Saigo Masamichi and Finance Secretary Sishir Kumar Dhungana signed notes to this effect, according to the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu.

Another set of grant agreements for implementing the program was signed by Chief Representative of JICA Nepal Asakuma Yumiko and Joint Secretary Shreekrishna Nepal, who heads the International Economic Cooperation and Coordination Division of the Ministry of Finance.

The JDS grant offers Nepal's young government officials two years Master's Degree courses and three years Doctoral level courses in Ja...