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