Ministry of Urban Development (Nepal) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Urban Development
Seal:	Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Jurisdiction:	Government of Nepal
Headquarters:	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Minister1 Name:	Prakash Man Singh
Minister1 Pfo:	Hon. Minister for Urban Development
Chief1 Name:	Maniram Gelal
Chief1 Position:	Secretary

The Ministry of Urban Development (Nepali: सहरी विकास मन्त्रालय) is a government ministry of Nepal responsible for the development of urban areas in the country.^[1] As of 15 July 2024, the ministry is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh.

Organisational structure

The Ministry of Urban Development has several departments and subdivisions to facilitate and implement its work:^{[2] [3]}

Departments

• Department of Urban Development and Building Construction
• Department of Local Infrasctructure

Organizations

• Kathmandu Valley Development Authority
• Rastriya Awas Company Limited
• Town Development Fund
• High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization
• International Convention Centre Development Committee
• Central Level Project Implementation Unit
• National Research Center for Building Technology

List of Ministers of Urban Development

This is a list of former Ministers of Urban Development since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

S. No	Name	Party		Assumed office	Left office
1.	Narayan Khadka^[4]			25 February 2014	10 October 2015
Ministry out of operation				12 October 2015	4 August 2016
2.	Arjun Narasingha K.C.^[5]			26 August 2016	31 May 2017
3.	Prabhu Sah^[6]			7 June 2017	17 October 2017
4.				17 October 2017	1 January 2018^[7]
5.				1 January 2018	14 February 2018^[8]
6.	Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli^[9] ^[10]		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	15 February 2018	17 May 2018
			Nepal Communist Party	17 May 2018	31 May 2018
7.				1 June 2018	24 December 2019
8.	Gokul Prasad Baskota		Nepal Communist Party	10 January 2020	20 February 2020
9.				20 February 2020	14 October 2020
10.	Krishna Gopal Shrestha			14 October 2020	25 December 2020
(3).	Prabhu Sah		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	25 December 2020	20 May 2021
11.	Ram Kumari Jhakri		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)	8 October 2021	26 June 2022
12.	Metmani Chaudhary			27 June 2022	26 December 2022
13.	Bikram Pandey		Rastriya Prajatantra Party	17 January 2023	25 February 2023
14.	Sita Gurung		Nepali Congress	31 March 2023	4 March 2024
15.	Dhan Bahadur Buda		Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)	6 March 2024	15 July 2024
16.	Prakash Man Singh		Nepali Congress	15 July 2024	Incumbent

See also

• Nepal Building Codes
• Department of Urban Development and Building Construction
• Department of Local Infrasctructure

Notes and References

1. Web site: Introduction . Ministry of Urban Development . 31 March 2019 . Nepali.
2. Web site: Department . Ministry of Urban Development . 31 March 2019.
3. Web site: Organizations . Ministry of Urban Development . 31 March 2019.
4. Web site: Meet the new cabinet of ministers. Nepali Times. 1 October 2017.
5. Web site: 13 new ministers take oath from President . The Himalayan Times . 31 March 2019 . 26 August 2016.
6. Web site: Prabhu Sah appointed urban development minister . The Himalayan Times . 31 March 2019 . 17 June 2017.
7. Web site: PM sacks Urban Development Minister Giri. The Kathmandu Post. 17 February 2018.
8. Web site: Thapa given formal farewell from ministries of energy, urban development. República. 17 February 2018.
9. Web site: Council of Ministers. Government of Nepal. 22 March 2018.
10. Web site: Yadav appointed as Minister for Health, Raya as Minister for Urban Development . The Kathmandu Post . 1 June 2018.