KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed six ministers of state. He also assigned their portfolios. According to the work division, the following state ministers have been assigned to the ministries listed below:

• Dinesh Kumar Yadav: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
• Damodar Bhandari: Ministry of Finance
• Bal Bahadur Mahat: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
• Nardevi Pun Magar: Ministry of Livestock Development
• Manju Kumari Chaudhary: Ministry of Urban Development
• Deep Narayan Sah: Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction

Earlier, while expanding the government by inducting four Cabinet members from fringe parties last Thursday, Oli had listed six leaders from his own CPN-UML party as state ministers. With the latest expansion, the total Cabinet strength has reached 40. It includes the Prime Minister, six deputy prime ministers, 21 ministers, 10 state ministers and two assistant ministers.   Council of Ministers Source: OPMCM

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 Name Portfolios Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister

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Mr. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Urban Development Hon'ble Dept. Prime Minister 2. Mr. Bijaya Kumra Gachhadar Physical Infrastructure and Transportation 3. Mr. Kamal Thapa Foreign Affairs Federal Affairs and Local Development 4. Mr. Bhim Bahadur Rawal Defense 5. Mr. Chandra Prakash Mainali Women, Children and Social Welfare 6. Mr. Chitra Bahadur K.C. Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation 7. Mr. Top Bahadur Rayamajhi Energy Hon’ble Minister 8. Mr. Bishnu Prasad Paudel Finance 9. Mr. Prem Bahadur Singh Water Supply & Sewerage 10. Mr. Deepak Bohara Labor and Employment and Commerce 11. Mr. Girirajmani Pokharel Education 12. Mr. Agni Prasad Sapkota Forest and Soil Conservation 13. Mr. Shakti Bahadur Basnet Home Affairs 14. Mr. Eak Nath Dhakal Peace and Reconstruction 15. Mr. Shatya Narayan Mandal Youth and Sports 16. Mr. Agni Prasad Kharel Law, Justice, & Parliamentary Affairs 17. Mr. Som Prasad Pandey Industry 18. Mr. Haribol Prasad Gajurel Agricultural Development 19. Mr. Ram Kumar Subba Land Reform and Management 20 Mr. Ram Janam Chaudhari Health 21 Mr. Sherdhan Rai Information and Communication Technology 22 Mr. Shanta Manavi Livestock Development 23 Mrs. Rekha Sharma General Administration 24 Mr. Ganesh Man Pun Supplies 25 Mr. Umesh Kumar Yadav Irrigation 26 Mr. Aananda Prasad Pokheral Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 27 Mr. Bishwendra Paswan Population and Environment 28 Mr. Shivalal Thapa Science, Technology Hon’ble State Minister 29 Mr. Megh Raj Nepali Industry 30 Mr. Mo. Mustak Aalam Health and Population 31 Mr. Bikram Bahadur Thapa Land Reform and Management 32 Mrs. Kunti Kumari Shahi Federal Affairs and Local Development 33 Mr. Dinesh Chandra Yadav Drinking Water and Sanitation 34 Mr. Damodar Bhandari Finance 35 Mr. Bala Bahadur Mahat Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 36 Mrs. Nardevi Pun Magar Livestock Development 37 Mrs. Manju Kumari Chaudhari Urban Development 38 Ms. Dipnarayan Shah Peace and Reconstruction Hon’ble Assistant Minister 39 Mr. Dinesh Shrestha Land Reform and Management 40 Mr. Biraj Bista Federal Affairs and Local Development