KATHMANDU, MARCH 27
With the appointment of Balendra (Balen) Shah as Nepal's prime minister, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has finalised the names of some ministers.
According to RSP sources, the name of Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has been confirmed.
Similarly, Shishir Khanal will be appointed minister of foreign affairs.
The names of Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha and Home Minister Sudan Gurung have been confirmed. Pratibha Rawal is to be appointed minister of general administration.
Law Minister Sobita Gautam, Health and Drinking Water Minister Nisha Mehta, Physical Infrastructure Minister Sunil Lamsal, Women and Children Minister Sita Badi, Education, Science and Technology Minister Sasmeet Pokharel, and others have been appointed as ministers.
Similarly, Bikram Timilsina, elected from Nuwakot-1, will be the minister of communication and information. Deepak Sah of Mahottari will be the Minister of Labour.
The final list of Balendra Shah's government ministers who will take the oath of office today is:
1. Balendra Shah - Prime Minister, Defence, and Industry
2. Dr. Swarnim Wagle - Finance Minister
3. Sudan Gurung - Home Minister
4. Shishir Khanal - Foreign Minister
5. Sunil Lamsal - Minister for Physical Infrastructure
6. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha - Minister for Energy
7. Khadak Raj Poudel - Tourism Minister
8. Sasmit Pokharel - Minister for Education
9. Nisha Mehta - Minister for Health
10. Dr. Bikram Timilsina - Minister for Communications
11. Pratibha Rawal - Minister for General Administration
12. Sobita Gautam - Minister for Law
13. Geeta Chaudhary - Minister for Agriculture
14. Deepak Kumar Sah – Minister for Labour
15. Sita Badi - Minister for Women and Children
