KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 12
Four newly appointed ministers took the oath of office at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, on Friday afternoon.
President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath following the recommendation of Prime Minister Sushila Karki.
The new ministers are:
Shraddha Shrestha – Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens
Madhav Chaulagain – Minister for Forests and Environment
Rajendra Singh Bhandari – Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security
Kumar Ingam – Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
This marks the fourth expansion of the interim cabinet formed after the Gen-Z Movement, bringing the council to 14 members.
Minister Ingam is a professor at Kathmandu School of Law, known for his expertise in international trade law, arbitration, and financial crime. Newly appointed Labour Minister Bhandari is a former Additional Inspector General of Nepal Police and founding chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB). Forest Minister Chaulagain is a public health expert recognized for his research on the Karnali region, while Shrestha is a senior manager at the Nepal Tourism Board and former head of its Sustainable Tourism project.
The special ceremony was attended by distinguished guests, including Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut, Speaker of the House Devraj Ghimire, and National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal, ministers, heads of constitutional bodies and officials, senior government officials, and heads and officers of security agencies