KATHMANDU: The Ministry of General Administration has prepared a preliminary draft report with the provision to have maximum 16 ministries in the centre.

The study sub-committee in this connection has suggested 12 to 16 ministries in the centre, said member Nanda Raj Gyawali.

He shared that they were planning to suggest maximum 16 ministries in the centre.

According to him, the names for these ministries will be decided after finalising the number.

The number of the ministries for provincial level will be suggested after finalizing it for the centre, Gyawali added.

The government had formed a study committee under the secretary of the General Administration Ministry, Mohan Krishna Sapkota to suggest the numbers of ministries in the centre and the provinces.

The committee had also formed subcommittee to support the committee.