Government of Koshi Province

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Government of Koshi Province
कोशी प्रदेश सरकार
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Emblem of Koshi Province
Governance overview
Formed20 September 2015 (2015-09-20)
Jurisdiction Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Headquarters Biratnagar, Nepal
Annual budget$9 Billion USD
Minister responsible
Parent department Government of Nepal
Website GOVERNMENT
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The Government of Koshi, known locally as the Provincial Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Koshi Province which consists of 14 districts.

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The Governor of the province is appointed head of the province by the President of Nepal on the recommendation of Federal cabinet for a period of five years unless freed earlier by federal government. [1] The Head of Koshi Province is the Governor (Provincial Chief), and the Chief Minister holds the position of the Head of executive. The role of governor is largely ceremonial as the functioning of the government is managed entirely by the Chief Minister. The governor appoints minister and chief minister based on the articles and clauses of Constitution.

The Koshi government maintains its capital at Biratnagar [2] [3] and is seated at the Koshi Provincial Government Secretariat.

Etymology

The province named Koshi after the largest river of Kosi river, which is the largest in the country. On 1st march 2023 the temporary name of the province Province No. 1 changes into Koshi Province. [4] The Kosi river is significantly and culturally an important river of Nepal. The Kosi river is called Kausika in Rigveda and Kausiki in Mahabharata. The Kosi is associated with many ancient spiritual stories. It is mentioned in the Bal Kand section of Valmiki Ramayana as the Kausiki who is the form assumed by Satyavati after her death. In Ramayana Kausiki is mentioned as younger sister of Ganga.

Executive

Head of State

The Governors of the Provinces of Nepal have similar powers and functions at the province (state) level as those of the President of Nepal at National level. According to the Constitution of Nepal, the Governor is a state's head, but de facto executive authority rests with the Chief Minister. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief ministers of the province and his/her councils of ministers. The Governor of a Province is appointed by the President of Nepal. The incumbent Governor of Koshi Province is ParshuramKhapung, since 20 August 2021. [5] [6] [7]

Head of Government

In the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, a chief minister is the elected head of government of each province. Following elections to the Koshi Provincial Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.The current Chief Minister of Koshi Province is Kedar Karki , since 15 October 2023. [8]

Secretary

The Chief Secretary of Koshi Province (Nepali: कोशी प्रदेशको मुख्य सचिव) is the chief administrative officer and senior–most civil servant of the Government of Koshi Province. The chief secretary is the head of the Cabinet Secretariat and is the secretary of the cabinet and the constitutional council. The Cabinet Secretary enforces cabinet discipline and coordinates between ministries.The current acting Chief secretary of Nepal is (Deepak Kafle) [9]

Legislature

Officers


Koshi Provincial Assembly

The Koshi Provincial Assembly also known as the Koshi Pradesh Sabha. The legislative structure of the province is unicameral. The Koshi Province Provincial Assembly consists of 93 members of whom 54 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 of whom are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is five years unless dissolved earlier. [10] [11]

Judiciary

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The Minister for Internal Affairs and Law (or simply, the Internal Minister, is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law of the Government of Koshi Province. One of the senior-most officers in the Provincial Cabinet, the minister is responsible for maintain peace and state security; the state's police force and investigation bureau comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Law.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kosi Zone</span> Zone in Nepal

Kosi or Koshi was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. The headquarters of Kosi Zone was Biratnagar which was also its largest city. Other cities of Kosi Zone were Inaruwa, Dharan, Dhankuta, Jhumka, Duhabi, Tarahara and Itahari. Its main rivers were Arun, Tamor and Sapta Koshi.

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Koshi Province is the autonomous easternmost province adopted on 20 September 2015 by Constitution of Nepal. The province is rich in natural resources, tourist attractions, recreational activities, and natural beauty. The province covers an area of 25,905 km2 (10,002 sq mi), about 17.5% of the country's total area. With the industrial city of Biratnagar as its capital, the province includes major eastern towns of Birtamod, Sundar Haraincha, Damak, Dharan, Itahari, Triyuga Municipality and Mechinagar, and the Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga and Ama Dablam. Koshi River, the largest river of the nation, forms the province's western boundary. Under the First-past-the-post voting system issued by the Constituency Delimitation Commission, Nepal, the province hosts 28 parliamentary seats and 56 provincial assembly seats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Administration in Koshi Province</span> Province of Nepal

Koshi Province is the easternmost province of Nepal. It is surrounded by Tibet region of China to the north, the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal to the east and Bihar to the south and Nepal's Bagmati and Madhesh provinces to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Koshi Provincial Assembly</span> Unicameral legislature of Koshi Province, Nepal

The Koshi Provincial Assembly also known as the Koshi Pradesh Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of Koshi Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capital at Biratnagar in Morang District at the District Coordination Committee Office. The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier.

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The Leader of the House is responsible for managing and scheduling Government business in the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The leader of the House is the parliamentary party leader of the party that holds a majority in Koshi Provincial Assembly. The office is always held by the Chief Minister of Koshi Province. The post held by Kedar Karki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chief minister (Nepal)</span> Head of government of each province in Nepal

In Nepal, the chief minister is the elected head of government of each of the seven provinces. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the provinces according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal.

The 2023 Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly election was held on January 12, 2023 to elect the speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. However nominations has been fixed for the election from 3pm to 5pm and CPN, politician Baburam Gautam who had nominated in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, was the only candidate to file the nomination for the post.

Parashuram Khapung is a Nepalese politician and current Governor of Koshi Province. He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal on 11 November 2021. He is a former member of House of representatives.

Himal Karki is a aNepalese Politician and member of the 2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly. Karki is also the deputy leader of the Nepali Congress party in the Provincial Assembly. He is currently serving as Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Province No. 1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kedar Karki</span> Nepali politician

Kedar Karki is a Nepalese politician and member of Provincial Assembly. Karki is the current Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 15 October 2023. He is also serving as member of Koshi Provincial Assembly having been elected from Morang 6 (B).

The first Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly, 56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya served as chief ministers from CPN and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from CPN during the term of the assembly. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.

The 2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected through the provincial elections held on 20 November 2022. The assembly has 56 constituency seats in which members are elected through direct elections and 36 proportional representation party list seats. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier. The first session of the assembly commenced from 1 January 2023.

The Second Hikmat Karki cabinet was the 7th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 8 September 2023 as previous Chief minister, Uddhav Thapa–led governments was unconstitutional.

Hikmat Kumar Karki is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal. He has served as the chief minister of Koshi Province. He is also member of standing committee of CPN (UML). Karki has been serving as a member of the provincial assembly of Koshi Province from Jhapa 5 (A) since 2017. Karki had previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Sher Dhan Rai's cabinet from 2018 to 2021.

The Hikmat Kumar Karki cabinet was the 4th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 9 January 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chief Minister of Koshi Province</span> Chief Minister of Koshi Province, in Nepal

The chief minister of the Koshi Province is the head of government of Koshi Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.

The Kedar Karki cabinet is the current provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Kedar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 15 October 2023.

Lila Ballabh Adhikari is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal. He has served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Koshi Province. Adhikari has been serving as a member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly from Morang 2 (B) since 2017. He had previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Bhim Acharya's cabinet from 15 September 2021 to 1 November 2021.

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