Govt slashes federal ministries to 18
Summary
The Nepal government has cut the number of federal ministries from 22 to 18 to reduce expenditure and improve administrative efficiency, forming new and merged ministries based on functional similarities.
Key Points
- The government reduced the federal ministries from 22 to 18 to cut recurrent expenditure and improve efficiency.
- Key ministries like Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Law remain unchanged.
- A new Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation was created, separating it from Education.
- Several ministries were merged and reorganised based on functional similarities as part of the 100-point reform agenda.
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