Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers (Koshi Province) explained

Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
Native Name:	मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय
Jurisdiction:	Government of Koshi Province
Headquarters:	Biratnagar, Morang District
Minister1 Name:	Hikmat Kumar Karki
Minister1 Pfo:	Chief Minister of Koshi Province
Deputyminister1 Name:	Sirjana Danuwar^[1]
Deputyminister1 Pfo:	Minister of State
Chief1 Name:	Kedarnath Sharma^[2]
Chief1 Position:	Secretary

The Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Council of Ministers of Koshi Province and the Chief Minister of Koshi Province in the leadership of the Council of Ministers and Government.^[3] The incumbent Chief Minister is Hikmat Kumar Karki^{[4] [5] [6]} and the current council of ministers is the Third Hikmat Karki cabinet.^{[7] [8]}

Overview

According to the constitution of Nepal, the provinces have been established in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, as provided for in the three-tier government structure. Koshi province is one of the seven provinces in Nepal.^[9] There are 14 districts: Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Ilam, Jhapa, Khotang, Morang, Okhaldhunga, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Sunsari, Taplejung, Terhathum and Udayapur. There is one metropolitan city and tw sub-metropolitan cities. There are a total of 49 local levels consisting of municipalities and 88 rural municipalities.^[10]

After Nepal was transformed into a federal structure and the system of union, state and local government was completed in the year 2017, the three-level elections were completed and the provincial government was formed. The Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers was established on February 2018^[11] with the responsibility for making the service delivery of ministries and offices in the province effective and citizen-friendly, managing and operating the employees working in the province and enhancing good governance.^{[12] [13]}

Mandate

The Office's mandate includes the formation, dissolution and alteration of organizational structure of the ministries, the formulation, approval or issue of Bills, Ordinances, and Rules, observation, control, inspection, supervision, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of various ministries and Order and the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.^[14]

Organizational structure

The Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers also oversees several departments, offices and commissions:^[14]

• Public Service Commission
• Policy and Planning Commission
• Koshi Province Police
• Office of the Attorney General
• Office of the Governor

Notes and References

1. Web site: न्युज . हरप्रहर . 2024-05-18 . हिक्मत कार्कीको मन्त्रिमण्डल विस्तार, थपिए पाँच मन्त्री र दुई राज्यमन्त्री . 2024-05-22 . Harpraharnews.com . en-US.
2. Web site: केदारनाथ शर्मा प्रदेश सरकार, मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय,, कोशी प्रदेश, विराटनगर . 2024-05-22 . ocmcm.koshi.gov.np.
3. Web site: गृहपृष्ठ प्रदेश सरकार, मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय,, कोशी प्रदेश, विराटनगर . 2024-05-22 . ocmcm.koshi.gov.np.
4. Web site: 2020-06-10 . Hikmat Karki sworn in as Koshi CM for 3rd term . 2024-05-22 . en.nepalkhabar.com . en-gb.
5. Web site: UML's Hikmat Karki appointed chief minister in Koshi . 2024-05-22 . kathmandupost.com . English.
6. Web site: Koshi Chief Minister Hikmat Karki and two ministers take oath . 2024-05-22 . Setopati.
7. Web site: Republica . Koshi Province govt expansion: Five ministers and two state ministers inducted . 2024-05-22 . My Republica . en.
8. Web site: Koshi Chief Minister Hikmat Karki expands Cabinet . 2024-05-22 . kathmandupost.com . English.
9. Web site: Nepal Provinces. statoids.com. 21 March 2016. 18 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170718031612/http://www.statoids.com/unp.html. live.
10. Web site: प्रदेश १ मा मन्त्रालय टुक्र्याएर १२ पुर्‍याइयो . 2024-05-22 . Naya Patrika . en.
11. Web site: प्रदेश नं १ को मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय स्थापना भएको छ । . 2024-05-22 . Khabar Purwanchal . en-US.
12. Web site: प्रदेश नं १ को मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को सम्पर्क कार्यालय धनकुटामा . 2024-05-22 . Khabar Purwanchal . en-US.
13. Web site: प्रदेश नं १ : मन्त्रिपरिषद् निर्णय . 2024-05-22 . प्रशासन . en.
14. Web site: Government of Nepal (Allocation of Business) Rules, 2069 (2012) . Nepal Law Commission . 1 June 2018 . 18 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818183707/http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/documents/2015/08/government-of-nepal-allocation-of-business-rules-2069-2012.pdf . 18 August 2016 . dead .