PM Deuba expands Cabinet. Know ministers

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expanded and reshuffled his Cabinet and expanded it to 25-member from seven-member on Friday.

With this, the Deuba Cabinet got its full shape though Nepali Congress President took the helm of the government on July 13 earlier this year. 

Prime Minister

Sher Bahadur Deuba 

Ministers

Bal Krishna Khand: Home 

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki: Communication and Information Technology 

Pampha Bhusal: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation 

Rajendra Prasad Shrestha: Federal Affairs and General Administration 

Birodh Khatiwada: Health and Population 

Janardan Sharma: Finance 

Dr Minendra Prasad Rijal: Defence

Umakanta Chaudhary: Drinking Water 

Dr Narayan Khadka: Foreign Affairs

Renu Kumari Yadav: Physical Infrastructure and Transport 

Prem Bahadur Ale: Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 

Dilendra Prasad Badu: Law, Justice and Federal Affairs

Devendra Poudel: Education, Science and Technology 

Mahindra Raya Yadav: Agriculture and Livestock Development 

Uma Regmi: Women, Children and Senior Citizens 

Ram Kumari Jhakri: Urban Development 

Rajendra Bahadur Hamal: Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav: Forest and Environment 

Krishna Kumar Shreshta : Labor, Employment and Social Security 

Maheshwor Jung Gahatraj: Youth and SPorts

Ministers of State

Umesh Shrestha: Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers

Bhawani Prasad Khapung: Health and Population 

Bodh Maya Kumari Yadav: Education, Science and Technology

President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed all of them on Friday itself.