| Agency Name: | Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport[1] |
| Nativename: | भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय |
| Formed: | 2000 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Nepal |
| Headquarters: | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Minister1 Name: | Devendra Dahal |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport |
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport is the governmental body of Nepal mainly responsible for domestic transport and rail transport as well as waterways.
While the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation oversees air transportation, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport deals with domestic transport including road and rail transportation as well as waterways.[2] The ministry has several departments and subdivisions:[3]
| Department | Website | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal Shipping Office | NSO | |
| Department of Roads | DoR | |
| Department of Transport Management | DoTM | |
| Department of Railways | DoRW | |
| Road Board | RBN |
This is a list of former Ministers of Physical Infrastructure and Transport since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
| Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bimalendra Nidhi[4] | |||
| 2 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar[5] | 12 October 2015 | 4 August 2016 | |
| 3 | Ramesh Lekhak[6] | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 | |
| 4 | Bir Bahadur Balayar[7] | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
| 5 | 16 March 2018 | 20 November 2019 | ||
| 6 | Basanta Kumar Nembwang[8] | 21 November 2019 | 12 July 2021 | |
| 7 | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 8 October 2021 | 4 July 2022 | |
| 8 | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 4 August 2022 | 14 October 2022 | |
| 9 | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 December 2022 | 31 March 2023 | |
| 10 | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | 31 March 2023 | ||