The ruling alliance government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has taken a shape with the appointment of 10 new ministers today.
With this, the number of ministers in the cabinet has now reached 17.
There are still six ministries under the Prime Minister Prachanada.
Along with this, the ranking of the ministers has also been determined.
According to the ranking, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka is ranked second after Prime Minister Prachanda.
Another Deputy Prime Minister, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, is ranked third. Similarly, Beduram Bhusal, who is also the vice-president of the Unified Socialist Party, has been ranked fourth. He has received the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has been ranked seventh. Similarly, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Prakash Jwala has been ranked 13th.
Among the cabinet ministers, Urban Development Minister Sita Gurung is ranked 16th. Below her is Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Sushila Sirpali who is ranked 17th.
Cabinet ministers and their rankings:
1. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ Prime Minister, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; Foreign Affairs; Forest and Environment; Youth and Sports; Health and Population and Water
2. Purna Bahadur Khadka -Deputy Prime Minister and Defense
3. Narayan Kaji Shrestha -Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs
4. Beduram Bhusal - Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
5. Ashok Kumar Rai - Minister for Education, Science and Technology
6. Sharat Singh Bhandari, Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security
7. Prakash Sharan Mahat –Minster for Finance
8. Mahendra Rai Yadav - Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens
9. Shakti Bahadur Basnet - Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
10. Rekha Sharma - Minister for Communications and Information Technology
11. Sudan Kirati - Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
12. Amanlal Modi - Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration
13. Prakash Jwala - Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport
14. Ranjita Shrestha - Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
15. Ramesh Rijal - Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply
16. Sita Gurung - Minister for Urban Development
17. Sushila Sirpali Thakuri – Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
