Prime Minister Sushila Karki has inducted four new ministers in her cabinet bringing the strength of the council of ministers to 14. President Ramchandra Paudel on Friday administered the oath of office and secrecy to the four newly appointed ministers at a ceremony in the Office of the President. The newly appointed ministers are Shrddha Shrestha, Madhav Chaulagain, Rajendra Singh Bhandari and Kumar Ingnam, according to sources at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Shraddha Shrestha has been appointed as the Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen, Madhav Chaulagain has got the portfolio of Forest and Environment while Rajendra Singh Bhandari got the portfolio of Labour and Social Security, and Kumar Ingnam has got the portfolio of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation. It is the fourth time that Prime Minister Sushila Karki has expanded her Cabinet.
