Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport explained

Post:Minister
Body:Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Insignia:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Nepal
Flag:Flag of Nepal.svg
Flagsize:100px
Flagcaption:Flag of Nepal
Incumbent:Devendra Dahal
Incumbentsince:15 July 2024
Department:Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Style:Honourable
Member Of:Council of Ministers
Reports To:Prime Minister, Parliament
Seat:Singha Durbar, Nepal
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:President
Precursor:Minister of Physical Planning and Works
Termlength:No fixed term

The Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepali: भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.[1] [2] [3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility supporting various economic activities and projects related to the development of the country's major physical infrastructure such as national public roads, national railways, waterways, which connect the country's rural areas with the market, tourism, agriculture, electrical, industrial and related projects in the country.[4] [5]

The current minister is Devendra Dahal, who took office on 15 July 2024.[6]

List of former ministers

width=280px colspan="2"width=280px Namewidth=280px colspan="3"Took of office width=280px colspan="2"Prime Ministerwidth=280px Minister's Party
1Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
[7] [8]
12 October 20154 August 2016KP Sharma OliNLF
2Ramesh Lekhak
[9] [10]
4 August 201631 May 2017Pushpa Kamal DahalNepali Congress
3Bir Bahadur Balayar
[11] [12]
25 July 201715 February 2018Sher Bahadur Deuba
4Raghubir Mahaseth
[13] [14]
16 March 201820 November 2019KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)
NCP
5Basanta Kumar Nemwang
[15] [16]
21 November 201912 July 2021
CPN (UML)
6Renu Kumari Yadav
[17] [18]
8 October 20214 July 2022Sher Bahadur DeubaPSP–Nepal
7Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi
[19] [20]
4 August 202214 October 2022
Sher Bahadur Deuba
[21] [22]
14 October 202226 December 2022Nepali Congress
8Narayan Kaji Shrestha
[23] [24]
26 December 202231 March 2023Pushpa Kamal DahalCPN (MC)
9Prakash Jwala
[25] [26]
31 March 20234 March 2024CPN (US)
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[27] [28]
4 March 20246 March 2024CPN (MC)
10Raghubir Mahaseth
[29] [30]
6 March 20243 July 2024CPN (UML)
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
[31] [32]
4 July 202415 July 2024CPN (MC)
11Devendra Dahal
[33] [34]
15 July 2024IncumbentKP Sharma OliCPN (UML)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय . 2024-04-23 . भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय . en.
  2. Web site: Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport . 2024-04-23 . www.devex.com.
  3. Web site: भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय. . 2024-04-23 . Online Khabar . en-US.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport . 2024-04-23 . Nepal Government Portal . en-US.
  5. Web site: Welcome To Ministry Of Physical Infrastructure & Transport. Government of Nepal. 23 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Council of Ministers Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers . 2024-04-23 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Oli sworn in as PM; Thapa, Gachhadar take oath as DPMs (in pictures) . 2024-04-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  8. Web site: Keshav . 2015-10-12 . Oli sworn in as Prime Minister; forms Cabinet with two DPMs and five ministers . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  9. Web site: Sureis . 2016-08-26 . 13 new ministers take oath from President . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  10. Web site: 2016-08-26 . Nepali Congress ministers in Prachanda Cabinet take oath of office - OnlineKhabar English News . 2024-04-23 . en-GB.
  11. Web site: PM Deuba inducts 19 ministers . 2024-04-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  12. Web site: Dhungana . Smriti . PM Deuba expands his cabinet, finally . 2024-04-23 . My Republica . en.
  13. Web site: PM Oli appoints 15 ministers . 2024-04-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  14. Web site: Koirala . Kosh Raj . PM inducts 15 members to cabinet . 2024-04-23 . My Republica . en.
  15. Web site: Adhikari . Priyanka . 2019-11-21 . Newly appointed ministers take oath . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  16. Web site: Republica . Cabinet members assigned additional portfolios two days after Supreme Court dismissed 20 ministers . 2024-04-23 . My Republica . en.
  17. Web site: ONLINE . THT . 2021-10-08 . PM Deuba expands cabinet, new ministers take oath . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  18. Web site: President Bhandari administers oath of office to newly appointed ministers . 2024-04-23 . GorakhaPatra . en.
  19. Web site: President administers oath to three Janata Samajbadi ministers . 2024-04-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  20. Web site: Samiti . Rastriya Samachar . 2022-07-04 . Newly appointed ministers take oath of office . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  21. Web site: Prime minister sacks four Janata Samajbadi ministers . 2024-04-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  22. Web site: 2022-10-14 . PM sacks four JSP-N ministers . 2024-04-23 . himalayantimes.
  23. Web site: Samiti . Rastriya Samachar . 2022-12-26 . Newly appointed deputy prime ministers, ministers take oath . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  24. Web site: Newly appointed Transport Minister Shrestha assumes office . 2024-04-23 . epardafas.com . en-US.
  25. Web site: Samiti . Rastriya Samachar . 2023-03-31 . Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and ministers sworn in . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  26. Web site: Republica . Newly-appointed ministers take oath of office and secrecy . 2024-04-23 . My Republica . en.
  27. Web site: मन्त्रिपरिषद् चार सदस्यीय, तर २२ वटै मन्त्रालयका मन्त्री प्रचण्ड . 2024-04-23 . Nepal Press . en-US.
  28. Web site: merolagani - प्रधानमन्त्री प्रचण्डले २२ वटै मन्त्रालयकाे जिम्मेवारी लिने, चार सदस्यीय मन्त्रीमण्डल बन्याे . 2024-04-23 . aichart.merolagani.com.
  29. Web site: Newly appointed DPM and Ministers take oath . 2024-04-23 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  30. Web site: CPN-UML's Raghubir Mahaseth named Deputy PM and Transport Minister . 2024-04-23 . english.ratopati.com . Nepali.
  31. Web site: Prime Minister assigned additional portfolios. 2024-07-04. Khabarhub. en.
  32. Web site: Prime Minister gets additional portfolios. 2024-07-04. My Republica. en.
  33. Web site: Republica . Here is the list of Oli-led Cabinet . 2024-07-16 . My Republica . en.
  34. Web site: Prime Minister Oli forms 22-member Cabinet . 2024-07-16 . kathmandupost.com . English.