KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expanded his Cabinet today, inducting 10 leaders from Nepali Congress as state ministers. At a special programme organised at the Office of the Prime Minister, Prime Minister Dahal administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed ministers of state representing the largest coalition party. Accordingly, Dirgharaj Bhat has been appointed as Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Sitaram Mehata for Forest and Soil Conservation, Kanchan Bade for Industry, Surendra Acharya for Irrigation, Deepak Khadka for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Indra Baniya for Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation, Mithu Malla for Commerce, Taraman Gurung for Health, Subarna Jwarchan for Urban Development and Dilip Gachhadar for Labour and Employment. Present on the occasion were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi, ministers, leaders of the different political parties and high-level officials of the government. Pushpa Kamal Dahal led Cabinet after the expansion on November 30, 2016 SN  Name Portfolios Prime Minister 1. Puspa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' Water Supply and Sanitation; Livestock Development; Women, Children and Social Welfare Development; Science and Technology Deputy Prime Minister 2. Bimalendra Nidhi Home Affairs 3. Krishna Bahadur Mahara Finance Hon'ble Minister 4. Arjun Narsingh KC Urban Development 5. Ramesh Lekhak Physical Infrastructure and Transportation 6. Janardan Sharma Energy 7. Prakash Sharan Mahat Foreign Affairs 8. Bal Krishna Khand Defence 9. Deepak Bohara Supplies 10. Suryaman Gurung Labor and Employment 11. Gauri Shankar Chaudhari Agricultural Development 12. Daljit Shrepaili Youth and Sports 13. Bikram Panday Land Reform and Management 14. Jayadev Joshi Population and Environment 15. Hitraj Panday Federal Affairs and Local Development 16. Surendra Kumar Karki Information and Communication 17. Dhaniram Paudel Education 18. Ajaya Shankar Nayak Law, Justice, & Parliamentary Affairs 19. Keshab Kumar Budhathoki General Administration 20. Romi Gauchan Thakali Commerce 21. Sitadevi Yadav Peace and Reconstruction 22. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 23. Deepak Giri Irrigation 24. Nabindra Raj Joshi Industry 25. Shankar Bhandari Forest and Soil Conservation 26. Gagan Kumar Thapa Health 27. Hridaya Ram Thani Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation State Minister 28. Shreprasad Jawegu Federal Affairs and Local Development 29. Satya Narayan Bhagat Energy 30. Radhika Tamang Agricultural Development 31. Dhanamaya B.K.(Khanal) Education 32. Dirgha Raj Bhat Forest and Soil Conservation 33. Sitaram Mahato Physical Infrastructure and Transportation 34. Taraman Gurung Health 35. Surendra Raj Acharya Irrigation 36. Subarna Jwarachan Commerce 37. Indra Bahadur Baniya Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 38. Dilip Khawas Gachchhadar Labour and Employment 39. Dipak Khadka Water Supply and Sanitation 40. Kanchan Chandra Bade Industry 41. Mithu Malla Urban Development