Five months after inaugural sitting, Lower House forms 10 thematic committees

After five months since the first sitting of the lower House, the House of Representatives has successfully formed 10 thematic committees, marking a significant achievement in the legislative process. Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire announced the formation of the committees and revealed the names of the lawmakers who will serve as members of the thematic panels during the Friday meeting.

The 10 thematic committees include the finance committee, international relations committee, industry, commerce, labour and consumer welfare committee, law, justice and human rights committee, agriculture, cooperatives and natural resources committee, women and social affairs committee, state affairs and good governance committee, development and technology committee, education and health committee, and public accounts committee.

However, two joint committees, namely the parliamentary hearing committee and the committee for monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the directive principles, policies and obligations of the state, are yet to be formed. These joint committees consist of members from both the House of Representatives and National Assembly.

The formation of House committees faced delays due to inter-party disputes over leadership and composition of the panels. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, the ruling alliance reached a consensus to grant the leadership of three parliamentary committees, including a joint committee and the public accounts committee, to the main opposition CPN-UML.

List of Committees

Finance Committee: Anjani Shrestha, Ammar Bahadur Rayamazhi, Ganga Karki, Chiring Damdul Lama (Bhote), Julie Kumari Mahato (Mahaseth), Deepak Khadka, Deepak Bohara, Narayan Prasad Acharya, Narayani Sharma, Padam Ggiri, Phul Ful Bahadur Ttamang, Bhagwati Chaudhary, Mukta Kumari Yadav, Metmani Chaudhary, Ran Kumari Balampaki Magar, Ramnath Adhikari, BVinod Kumar Chaudhary, BViraj Bhakta Shrestha, Birendra Prasad Mahato, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Santosh Chalise, Swarnim Wagle, Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri, Gyan Bahadur Shahi, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki

International Relations and Tourism Committee: Uday Shansher JBR, Eknath Dhakal, KP Sharma Oli, Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Chiring Lhamu Lama (Tamang), Damodar Paudel Bairagi, Devi Prakash Bhattachan, Dhaval Shamsher JBR, Nagina Yadav, Dr. Narayan Khadka, Pashupati Shamsher JBR, Prakash Man Singh, Prabhu Lord Sah, Prem Suwal, Barsha Man Pun, Bhim Prasad Acharya, Mahanth Thakur, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Mohan Acharya, Raj Kishore Yadav, Bimalendra Nidhi, Shishir Khanal, Dr . Shekhar Koirala, Samjhana Thapaliya, Sunita Baral, Sangieeta Mandal Dhanuk, Hari Prasad Upreti

Industry and Commerce, and Labor and Consumer Interest Committee: Amrita Devi Agrahari, Asim Shah, Kantika Sejuwal, Kishor Singh Rathore, Krishna Kumar Shrestha, Ganesh Parajuli, Gita Basnet, Dol Prasad Aryal, Durlabh Thapa Chhetri, Man Bahadur Gurung, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Raghubir Mahaseth, Ranendra Barali, Rama Koirala Poudyal, Raju Thapa, Ram Shankar Yadav, Rekha Yadav, Lakshmi Mahato Koiri, Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu, Sapna Raj Bhandari, Shanti Chaudhary, Sita Mijzar, Surya Man Tamang (Dong), Sonu Murmu, Hemraj Rai

Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee: Kiran Kumar Sah, Goma Labh (Sapkota), Chandra Bahadur BVishwakarma, Jivan Pariyar, Dhurba Bahadur Pradhan, Nainkala Thapa, Pushpa Bahadur Shah, Purna Bahadur Gharti Magar, Pratikshya Tiwari, Mahesh Kumar BWartaula, Mangal Prasad Gupta, Ranju Kumari Jha, Ramesh Lekhak, Ram Kumar Rai, Ramhari Khatiwada, Rupa Chowdhary, Dr Shashank Koirala, Dr Sunil Kumar Sharma, Sher Bahadur Kunwar, Sher Bahadur Deuba, Santosh Pariyar, Subas Chandra Nembwang, Sushila Thing, Sobita Gautam

Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee: Anisha Nepali, Abdul Khan, Ammar Bahadur Thapa, Amrit Lal Rajbanshi, Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, Dr Arzu Rana, Kusum Devi Thapa, Ganga Prasad Yadav, Jwala Kumari Sah, Dilli Raj Pant, Dikpal Kumar Shahi, Nabal Kishor Sah Sudi, Bina Kumari Thanait, Binita Kathayat, Bimala Subedi, Manbir Rai, Mina Tamang, Yogendra Mandal, Rupa BK, Vijula Rayamajhi, Bir Bahadur Balayar, Bishnu Kumar Karki, Saraswati Subba, Surendra Raj Acharya, Surya Kumari Shrestha, Surya Prasad Dhakal

Women and Social Affairs Committee: Anita Devi, Asma Kumari Chaudhary, Asha BK, Ishwar Bahadur Rijal, Umravati Devi, Kalpana Miyan Kusari, Chanda Chaudhary, Javeda Khatun Jaga, Top Bahadur Rayamajzhi, Dhanraj Gurung, Bina Devi, Maya Rai, Manju Sharma Ansari, Roshan Karki, Lakshmi Tiwari, Shanti BK, Shanti Shrestha, Shobha Gyawali, Saraswati Bajimaya, Sita Kumari Rana, Harkamaya Bishwakarma, Hit Bahadur Tamang

State Affairs and Good Governance Committee: Ajay Kumar Chaurasia, Ambika Basnet, Ishwari Devi Neupane, Krishna Gopal Shrestha, Gagan Kumar Thapa, Chanda Karki (Bhandari), Chitra Bahadur KC, Dilendra Prasad Badu, Durga Rai, Prithvi Subba Gurung, Prakash Adhikari, Balaram Adhikari, Basud Dev Ghimire, Buddhi Man Tamang, Menaka Kumari Pokhrel, Raghuji Pant, Ravi Lamichhane, Rajendra Kumar Rai, Rajendra Prasad Pandey, Leelanath Shrestha, Vishwa Prakash Sharma, Sarbendra Nath Shukla, Sarita Prasai, Hitraj Pandey, Hridayram Thani

Infrastructure Development Committee: Urmila Majhi, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, Kalpana Chaudhary, Kham Bahadur Garbuja, Gokarna Raj Bista, Dr. Chandra Kant Raut, Thakur Prasad Gaire, Dayal Bahadur Shahi, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Deepak Bahadur Singh, Dhan Bahadur Budha, Nirmala Koirala, Nisha Dangi, Pratima Gautam, Pradeep Paudel, Prem Bahadur Maharjan, Basant Kumar Nembang, Mahesh Basnet, Madhav Sapkota, Maina Karki, Raj Kumar Gupta, Rajendra Bajgain, Lalbir Chaudhary, Bina Lama, Shiva Nepali, Shankar Bhandari, Sushila Shrestha

Education, Health and Information Technology Committee: Arun Kumar Chaudhary, Ishwari Gharti, Urmila Thebe, Kaluram Rai, Dr. Chandrakant Bhandari, Chhabilal Bishwakarma, Dig Bahadur Limbu, Dr Toshima Karki, Deepa Sharma, Deepak Karki, Devendra Paudel, Prabhu Hajara Dusadh, Badri Prasad Pandey, Bhanu Bhakta Joshi, Manorama Sherchan, Mahendra Kumar Raya, Meena Yadav, Yogesh Gauchan Thakali, Ram Prakash Chaudhary, Lila Devi Bokhim (Limbu), Bidya Bhattarai, Binita Kumari Singh, Bina Jaisawal, Sarita Bhusal, Sumana Shrestha, Gyanu Basnet Subedi

Public Accounts Committee: Achyut Prasad Mainali, Dr Amresh Kumar Singh, Arjun Narasimha KC, Rishikesh Pokharel, Gokul Prasad Baskota, Janardan Sharma, Tara Lama Tamang, Teju Lal Chaudhary, Damodar Bhandari, Deepak Giri, Dev Prasad Timalsena, Pradeep Yadav, Prem Bahadur Ale, Manju Khand, Manish Jha, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, Rajendra Kumar KC, Rajendra Prasad Lingden, Ram Krishna Yadav, Rukmani Rana Baraili, Lekhnath Dahal, Bikram Pandey, Shyam Kumar Ghimire, Siraj Ahmed Farookhi, Sanjay Kumar Gautam, Hari Dhakal.