The Government of Nepal exercises its executive authority through a number of government ministries. The ministries are headed by a cabinet minister, who sits in the Council of Ministers, and is sometimes supported by a state minister .
This is a comprehensive list of all federal ministries of Nepal. The full list of ministries and ministers under the Fourth Oli cabinet is given below.
The ministries of provinces in Nepal are as follows.
S.N. | Ministry | Nepali | Minister responsible | Website |
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1 | Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | मुख्यमंत्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद् को कार्यालय | Hikmat Kumar Karki | |
2 | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning | आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्रालय | Ram Bahadur Rana Magar | |
3 | Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development | भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय | Ganesh Uprety | |
4 | Ministry of Social Development | सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय | Panchakarna Rai | |
5 | Ministry of Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy | खानेपानी, सिँचाइ तथा उर्जा मन्त्रालय | Ekraj Karki | |
6 | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law | आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानुन मन्त्रालय | Lilla Ballabh Adhikari | |
7 | Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment | पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय | Bandana Jhagad | |
8 | Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives | उद्योग, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय | Hikmat Kumar Karki | |
9 | Ministry of Health | स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय | Hikmat Kumar Karki |
S.N. | Ministry | Nepali | Minister responsible | Website |
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1 | Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | मुख्यमंत्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय | Saroj Kumar Ray | Official website |
2 | Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development | भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय | Ram Saroj Yadav | Official website |
3 | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning | आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्रालय | Shailendra Prasad Sah | Official website |
Usha Yadav (Minister of state) | ||||
4 | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication | आन्तरिक मामिला तथा सञ्चार मन्त्रालय | Bharat Prasad Sah | Official website |
Rubi Karn (Minister of state) | ||||
5 | Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives | भुमि व्यवस्था, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय | Bijay Kumar Yadav | Official website |
Yogendra Ray Yadav (Minister of state) | ||||
6 | Ministry of Social Development | सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय | Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi | Official website |
7 | Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Forest | उद्योग, पर्यटन तथा वन मन्त्रालय | Satrudhan Mahato | Official website |
Nagendra Raya Yadav (Minister of state) | ||||
8 | Ministry of Women, Children, Youth and Sports | महिला, बालबालिका, युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय | Birendra Prasad Singh | Official website |
9 | Ministry of Energy and Water Supply | ऊर्जा तथा खानेपानी मन्त्रालय | Om Prakash Sharma | Official website |
10 | Ministry of Law, Justice and Provincial Assembly Affairs | कानुन, न्याय तथा प्रदेश सभा मामिला मन्त्रालय | Pramod Kumar Yadav | Official website |
S.N. | Ministry | Nepali | Minister responsible | Website |
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1 | Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | मुख्यमंत्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय | Shalikram Jamarkattel | Official website |
2 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्री | Bahadur Singh Lama | Official website |
3 | Minister for Drinking Water, Energy and Irrigation | खानेपानी, उर्जा तथा सिँचाइ मन्त्री | Tirtha Bahadur Lama | Official website |
4 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्री | Yuvaraj Dulal | Official website |
5 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानून मन्त्री | Ganga Narayan Shrestha | Official website |
6 | Minister for Social Development | सामाजिक विकास मन्त्री | Kumari Moktan | Official website |
7 | Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development | कृषि तथा पशुपन्छी विकास मन्त्री | Dr.Rajendra Mann Shrestha | Official website |
8 | Minister for Health | स्वास्थ्य मन्त्री | Uttam Joshi | Official website |
9 | Minister for Labour, Employment and Transportation | श्रम, रोजगार तथा यातायात मन्त्री | Laxman Lamsal | Official website |
10 | Minister for Industry, Commerce, Land and Administration | पर्यटन, उद्योग तथा सहकारी मन्त्री | Ramakrishna Chitrakar | Official website |
11 | Minister for Forest and Environment | वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्री | Masina Khadka | Official website |
S.N. | Ministry | Nepali | Minister responsible | Website |
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1 | Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | मुख्यमंत्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिद्को कार्यालय | Surendraraj Pandey | Official website |
2 | Ministry of Health and Population | सामाजिक विकास तथा स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय | Shusila Simkhada | Official website |
3 | Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Drinking Water | ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा खानेपानी मन्त्रालय | Saraswati Aryal Tiwari | Official website |
4 | Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | भुमिव्यवस्था, कृषि, सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्रालय | Mahendr Dhoj G.C | Official website |
5 | Ministry of Physical Infrastructures, Urban Development and Transportation | भौतिक पूर्वाधार, सहरी विकास तथा यातायात व्यवस्था मन्त्रालय | Resham Bahadur Jugjali | Official website |
6 | Ministry of Finance | अर्थ मन्त्रालय | Jit Prakash Ale Magar | Official website |
7 | Ministry of Tourism, Industry, Commerce and Supplies | पर्यटन, उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रालय्ति | Dipendra Bahadur Thapa | Official website |
S.N. | Ministry | Nepali | Minister responsible | Website |
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1 | Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | मुख्यमंत्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय | Sujal Sharma | Official website |
2 | Ministry of Tourism, Rural and Urban Development | पर्यटन, ग्रामीण तथा सहरी विकास मन्त्रालय | Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary | Official website |
Rina Nepal BK (Minister of state) | ||||
3 | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Cooperatives | आर्थिक मामिला तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय | Krishna Dhoj Khadka | Official website |
Sushma Yadav (Minister of state) | ||||
4 | Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development | भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय | Sahas Ram Yadav | Official website |
5 | Ministry of Health, Population and Family Welfare | स्वास्थ्य, जनसंख्या तथा परिवार कल्याण मन्त्रालय | Krish Banjade | Official website |
Bimala Khatri Oli (Minister of state) | ||||
6 | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication | आन्तरिक मामिला तथा सञ्चार मन्त्रालय | Tilakram Sharma | Official website |
7 | Ministry of Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation | ऊर्जा, जलश्रोत तथा सिचाई मन्त्रालय | Bir Bahadur Rana | Official website |
Arjun Kumar Shrestha (Minister of state) | ||||
8 | Ministry of Forest, Environment and Soil Conservation | वन, वातावरण तथा भु संरक्षण मन्त्रालय | Surendra Bahadur Hamal | Official website |
9 | Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies | उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रालय | Ajay Shahi | Official website |
10 | Ministry of Law, Women Children and Senior Citizens | कानुन, महिला, बालबालिका तथा जेष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्रालय | Rama Gharti | Official website |
11 | Ministry of Education, Science and Sports | शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय | Wasiuddin Khan | Official website |
12 | Ministry of Labour, Employment and Transportation Management | श्रम, रोजगार तथा यातायात व्यवस्था मन्त्रालय | Purmati Dhenga | Official website |
13 | Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Land Management | कृषि, खाद्य प्रविधि तथा भुमिव्यवस्था मन्त्रालय | Suman Sharma Rayamajhi | Official website |
S.N. | Ministry | Nepali | Minister responsible | Website |
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1 | Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | मुख्यमंत्री तथा मन्त्रिपिषद्को कार्यालय | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | Official website |
20 | Ministry of Social Development | सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय | Yagya Bahadur Budha Chhetri | Official website |
3 | Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives | भुमि व्यवस्था, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय | Chandra Bahadur Shahi | Official website |
4 | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning | आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्रालय | Binda Man Bista | Official website |
5 | Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development | भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा सहरी विकास मन्त्रालय | Padam Bahadur Rokaya | Official website |
6 | Ministry of Water Resource and Energy Development | जलश्रोत तथा ऊर्जा विकास मन्त्रालय | Ganesh Prasad Singh | Official website |
7 | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law | आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानुन मन्त्रालय | Him Bahadur Shahi | Official website |
8 | Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment | उद्योग, पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय | Karchen Lama | Official website |
S.N. | Ministry | Nepali | Minister responsible | Website |
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1 | Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | मुख्यमंत्री तथा मन्त्रीपरिषद्को कार्यालय | Kamal Bahadur Shah | Official website |
2 | Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development | भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय | Prakash Bahadur Deuba | Official website |
3 | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning | आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्रालय | Naresh Kumar Shahi | Official website |
4 | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law | आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानुन मन्त्रालय | Official website | |
5 | Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment | उद्योग, पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय | Official Website | |
6 | Ministry of Social Development | सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय | Official website | |
7 | Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives | भुमि व्यवस्था, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय | Official website | |
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