Kathmandu. The government has reduced the number of federal ministries with the objective of administrative reform, frugality, and making performance effective. Now, only 18 ministries including the Prime Minister's Office and Council of Ministers have been retained.The Council of Ministers meeting held on Baisakh 30 approved the Government of Nepal (Allocation of Business) Rules, 2083, determining the new allocation of business for the ministries. According to the new structure, 9 ministries including the Prime Minister's Office have been kept as they are, while eight ministries have been formed by merging ministries of a similar nature. Furthermore, the science and technology sector...

Summary:

The Nepalese government has reduced the number of federal ministries from 22 to 18 to improve administrative efficiency and performance.

The Prime Minister’s Office and 8 other ministries remain unchanged, while several ministries with similar functions were merged.

Notable changes include the creation of a separate Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, split off from the Ministry of Education to focus on technology and research.

The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Urban Development, and Ministry of Water Supply were merged into a single Ministry of Infrastructure Development.

The Ministry of Education now includes sports, becoming the Ministry of Education and Sports.

The youth sector was combined with the Ministry of Labor, renamed Ministry of Youth, Labor, and Employment.

The Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens expanded to include gender and sexual minorities and social security, becoming the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender Sexual Minorities Social Security.

This restructuring aims at administrative reform, frugality, and more effective governance.

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