Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

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Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालय
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Agency overview
Formed1978
Jurisdiction Government of Nepal
Headquarters Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Minister responsible
Minister of State responsible
Agency executives
  • Binod Prakash Singh, Secretary
  • Ram Krishna Lamichhane, Joint Secretary
Website tourism.gov.np

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) is the governmental body for promoting tourism, culture and private sector involvement in Nepal. It also serves as the Nepalese aviation regulatory body. The ministry is located in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.

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History

The Ministry of Tourism was established in 1978 by the Government of Nepal. The portfolios of Civil Aviation and Culture were added in 1982 and 2000 respectively. This structure was dissolved again in 2008, when the ministry was split into the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation on the one side and the Ministry of Culture and State Restructuring on the other side. In 2012, the ministry was again renamed and gained its current form as the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. [1]

Organisational structure

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has several departments and subdivisions: [2]

List of Ministers

References

  1. ↑ "हाम्रो बारेमा" (in Nepali). Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "हाम्रो बारेमा" (in Nepali). Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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