Newly appointed DPM, ministers sworn in

Newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and ministers took an oath of office and secrecy.

President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers at a special ceremony held at the Office of President, Sheetal Niwas today.

This is the seventh time that Dahal has expanded his cabinet after his appointment as the Prime Minister on December 25.

Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki, heads of constitutional bodies and senior journalists were present on the occasion.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has included four ministers from Nepali Congress, two from CPN (Unified Socialist), and one each from CPN (Maoist Center), Janata Samajbadi Party, Janamukti Party, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party and Nepal Samajbadi Party.

Nepali Congress Vice Chair Purna Bahadur Khadka sworn-in as Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister.

Similarly, President Paudel administered the oath to Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat as Minister of Finance.

The ministerial portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister Narayankaji Shrestha’s ministry has been changed.

He sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister along with the home ministerial portfolio.

Shrestha was earlier appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Infrastructure.

Others who administered the oath of office and secrecy today are Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Ramesh Rijal and Minister for Urban Development Sita Gurung from the Nepali Congress.

Similarly, Shakti Bahadur Basnet of the CPN (Maoist Centre) took oath as the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

Beduram Bhusal and Prakash Jwala from the CPN (Unified Socialist) were also sworn in as the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development and Physical Infrastructure and Transport respectively.

Ashok Rai of the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal has taken oath of office and secrecy as the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Sharat Singh Bhandari of the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party as the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security.

Likewise, Chairperson of Nagarik Unmukti Party Ranjita Shrestha Chaudhary was sworn in as the Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation while Mahindra Raya Yadav of Nepal Samajbadi Party as the Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens.

New Team of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

1. Pushpa Kamal Dahal – Prime Minister
2. Purna Bahadur Khadka – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence
3. Narayan Kaji Shrestha – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs
4. Dr Beduram Bhusal – Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
5. Ashok Kumar Rai – Minister for Education, Science and Technology
6. Saratsingh Bhandari – Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security
7. Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat – Minister for Finance
8. Mahindra Raya Yadav – Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens
9. Shakti Bahadur Basnet – Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
10. Rekha Sharma – Minister for Communications and Information Technology
11. Sudan Kirati – Minister, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
12. Amanlal Modi – Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration
13. Prakash Jwala – Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport
14. Ranjita Shrestha – Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
15. Ramesh Rijal – Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies
16. Sita Gurung – Minister for Urban Development
17. Sushila Sirpali Thakuri – Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation