Government Reduces Ministries to 18 After Passing New Work Division Rules
Summary
The Nepalese government has reduced the number of ministries from 22 to 18 by merging some ministries and creating one new ministry, following the new work division rules published in the Nepal Gazette.
Key Points
- The number of ministries in Nepal has been reduced from 22 to 18 after new work division rules were passed.
- Some ministries have been merged, and a new Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation has been created.
- Buildings of three former ministries have become vacant, and there is discussion about housing the new ministry in one of these buildings.
- The mergers include Ministry of Youth and Sports merging with Youth Labor and Employment and Sports merging with Education.
- Eight ministries remain unchanged, including Ministry of Finance, Home Affairs, and Foreign Affairs.
