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PM Koirala administers oath of office and secrecy to Ministers


Kathmandu, Feb. 25: Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed deputy prime ministers and ministers amidst a special ceremony in the presence of the President at the latter's Office, Shitalniwas, on Tuesday.
Initially, PM Koirala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Deputy Prime Ministers duo Bam Dev Gautam and Prakash Man Singh and to the ministers later.

The swearing-in ceremony was also attended by the Vice-President, Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, chiefs of the constitutional bodies and diplomatic missions, and leaders of different political parties.
The names of the ministers and portfolio are given in the following table:

SN
Name
Post
Ministry
1.
Sushil Koirala
Prime Minister
Women, Children and social Welfare; Defense; Commerce and Supply; Science, Technology and Environment; Peace and Reconstruction; and Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
2.
Bamdev Gautam
Deputy Prime Minister
Home Ministry
3.
Prakash Man Singh
Deputy Prime Minister
Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development
4.
Dr Ram Sharan Mahat
Minister
Finance
5.
Bimalendra Nidhi
Minister
Physical Planning and Works
6.
Narhari Acharya
Minister
Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs
8.
Mahesh Acharya
Minister
Forest and Soil Conservation
8
Chitra Lekha Yadav
Minister
Education
9.
Dr Minedra Rijal
Minister
Information and Communications
10.
Radha Kumari Gyawali
Minister
Energy
11.
Narayan Prakash Saud
Minister
Irrigation
12.
Dr Narayan Khadka
Minister
Urban Development
13.
Mahendra Kumar Pande
Minister
Foreign Affairs
14.
Khagaraj Adhikari
Minister
Health and Population
15.
Bhim Prasad Acharya
Minister
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
16.
Lal Babu Pandit
Minister
General Administration
17.
Dal Bahadur Rana
Minister
Land Reform and Management
18.
Karna Bahadur Thapa
Minister
Industry
20.
Hari Prasad Parajuli
Minister
Agriculture
20.
Purushottam Poudel
Minister
Youth and Sports
21.
Tek Bahadur Gurung
Minister of State
Labour and Employment

Meanwhile, PM Koirala administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Tek Bahadur Gurung at a function in the Singha Darbar.
Present on the occasion were Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, Chief Secretary and senior officials of the government.

The Cabinet meeting is taking place soon after the swearing-in ceremony. The ministers would assume the office there after. RSS

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