"parliamentary structure"

#13710146

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710147

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710148

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710149

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710150

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710151

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13710152

16 May 2026

A Nepali worker applies fresh paint over newly renamed merged ministries at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 16, 2026. This is part of an administrative restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance. A Cabinet meeting held on May 13 approved the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083 BS, which redefined the functional allocation of federal ministries. Under the new structure, the number of ministries has been reduced to 18, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, down from 22 earlier. Ministries such as Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation have been retained. A separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been created by separating science and technology-related functions from the Ministry of Education. The government states that the new ministry aims to prioritize research, innovation, and technological development. Similarly, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development, and Water Supply have been merged to form a new Ministry of Infrastructure Development. The Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Education and Sports by incorporating the sports sector, while the Ministry of Labour has been expanded to include youth affairs and renamed the Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment. Likewise, the Ministry of Women and Children has been expanded to include gender and sexual minority issues along with social security, and will now operate as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security.

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#13636701

27 Apr 2026

Newly elected parliamentary party leader Bhismaraj Angdembe attends a parliamentary party meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. After weeks of internal deliberations, the meeting unanimously endorses Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636704

27 Apr 2026

Newly elected parliamentary party leader Bhismaraj Angdembe addresses the media after the parliamentary party meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. The meeting unanimously endorses Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636706

27 Apr 2026

Newly elected parliamentary party leader Bhismaraj Angdembe attends a parliamentary party meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. After weeks of internal deliberations, the meeting unanimously endorses Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636698

27 Apr 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa (left), President of the Nepali Congress, arrives for the parliamentary party meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. The meeting, following weeks of internal deliberations, decides to appoint Bhismaraj Angdembe as its parliamentary party leader. The parliamentary party unanimously endorses Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636699

27 Apr 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa (left), President of the Nepali Congress, arrives for the parliamentary party meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. The meeting, following weeks of internal deliberations, decides to appoint Bhismaraj Angdembe as its parliamentary party leader. The parliamentary party unanimously endorses Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636700

27 Apr 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa (left), President of the Nepali Congress, and newly elected parliamentary party leader Bhismaraj Angdembe (right), attend the parliamentary party meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. After weeks of internal deliberations, the meeting decided to appoint Angdembe as its parliamentary party leader. The parliamentary party unanimously endorsed Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636702

27 Apr 2026

Nepali Congress president Gagan Kumar Thapa attends the parliamentary party meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. After weeks of internal deliberations, the Nepali Congress appoints Bhishmaraj Angdembe as its parliamentary party leader. The meeting unanimously endorses Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636703

27 Apr 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa (left), President of the Nepali Congress, addresses the media after the parliamentary party meeting that elected Bhismaraj Angdembe (right) as the parliamentary party leader in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. The meeting unanimously endorsed Angdembe for the position, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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#13636705

27 Apr 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa (left), President of the Nepali Congress, addresses the media after the parliamentary party meeting that elected Bhismaraj Angdembe (right) as the parliamentary party leader in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. The meeting unanimously endorsed Angdembe for the position, nearly two months after the completion of the elections. Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system. Party leaders state that the appointments aim to streamline parliamentary coordination and strengthen the internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.

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