List of ministries of Nepal

The Government of Nepal exercises its executive authority through a number of government ministries. The ministries are headed by a cabinet minister, who sits in the Council of Ministers, and is sometimes supported by a minister of state.

Federal government

This is a comprehensive list of all federal ministries of Nepal. The full list of ministries and ministers under the Balen Shah government formed after the 2026 Nepali general election.

S.N. Ministry नेपालीमा Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Balendra Shah
2 Ministry of Defence रक्षा मन्त्रालय Balendra Shah
3 Ministry of Finance अर्थ मन्त्रालय Swarnim Wagle
4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय Shishir Khanal
5 Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिँचाइ मन्त्रालय Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
6 Ministry of Home Affairs गृह मन्त्रालय Sudan Gurung
7 Ministry of Infrastructure Development पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय Sunil Lamsal
8 Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs कानुन, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय Sobita Gautam
9 Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation विज्ञान, प्रविधि तथा नवप्रवर्तन मन्त्रालय Mahabir Pun
10 Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security महिला, बालबालिका, लैङ्गिक तथा यौनिक अल्पसंख्यक र सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रालय Sita Badi
11 Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration भूमि व्यवस्था, सहकारी, संघीय मामिला तथा सामान्य प्रशासन मन्त्रालय Pratibha Rawal
12 Ministry of Health and Food Safety स्वास्थ्य तथा खाद्य स्वच्छता मन्त्रालय Nisha Mehta
13 Ministry of Education and Sports शिक्षा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय Sasmit Pokharel
14 Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालय Khadak Raj Paudel
15 Ministry of Information and Communication सूचना तथा सञ्चार मन्त्रालय Bikram Timilsina
16 Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment कृषि, वन तथा पर्यावरण मन्त्रालय Geeta Chaudhary
17 Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment युवा, श्रम तथा रोजगार मन्त्रालय Ramjee Yadav
18 Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रालय Deepak Kumar Sah

Provincial government

The ministries of provinces in Nepal are as follows.

Koshi Province

S.N. Ministry Nepali Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Hikmat Kumar Karki
2 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्रालय Bidur Kumar Lingthep
3 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय Jivan Acharya
4 Ministry of Social Development सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय Geeta Timsina
5 Ministry of Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy खानेपानी, सिँचाई तथा ऊर्जा मन्त्रालय Tilchan Pathak
6 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानुन मन्त्रालय Gombu Sherpa
7 Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय Khinu Langwa Limbu
8 Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives उद्योग, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय Ram Prasad Mahato
9 Ministry of Health स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय Indra Mani Parajuli

Madhesh Province

S.N. Ministry Nepali Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Krishna Prasad Yadav
2 Ministry of Finance अर्थ मन्त्रालय Yubaraj Bhattarai
3 Ministry of Home, Communication and Law गृह, सञ्चार तथा कानुन मन्त्रालय Fakira Mahato
4 Ministry of Forests and Environment वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय Shankar Prasad Chaudhary
5 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय Mohammad Samir
6 Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives भूमि व्यवस्था, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय Shyam Prasad Patel
7 Ministry of Health and Population स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालय Nagendra Sah
8 Ministry of Energy, Irrigation and Drinking Water ऊर्जा, सिंचाई तथा खानेपानी मन्त्रालय Jawahar Lal Kushwaha
9 Ministry of Education and Culture शिक्षा तथा संस्कृति मन्त्रालय Rani Kumari Tiwari
10 Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा पर्यटन मन्त्रालय Kanish Patel
11 Ministry of Labour and Transport श्रम तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय Sharada Devi Thapa
12 Ministry of Sports and Social Welfare खेलकुद तथा समाज कल्याण मन्त्रालय Lakhan Das Tatma

Bagmati Province

S.N. Ministry Nepali Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Kiran Thapa Magar
2 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्रालय Saral Samyatri Paudel
3 Ministry of Drinking Water, Energy and Irrigation खानेपानी, ऊर्जा तथा सिँचाई मन्त्रालय Raju Bista
4 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय Bharat Bahadur KC
5 Ministry of Internal Affairs, Law and Cooperatives आन्तरिक मामिला, कानून तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय Kiran Thapa Magar
6 Ministry of Health and Social Development स्वास्थ्य तथा सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय Gir Bahadur Tamang
7 Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests and Environment कृषि, पशुपन्छी, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय Urmila Nepal
8 Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Labour and Transport उद्योग, पर्यटन, श्रम तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय Rajendra Prajapati

Gandaki Province

S.N. Ministry Nepali Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Surendra Raj Pandey
2 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास तथा यातायात व्यवस्था मन्त्रालय Nanda Prasad Neupane
3 Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Drinking Water ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा खानेपानी मन्त्रालय Phanindra Devkota
4 Ministry of Economic Affairs आर्थिक मामिला मन्त्रालय Jit Bahadur Sherchan
5 Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives कृषि, भूमि व्यवस्था तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय Surendra Raj Pandey
6 Ministry of Industry and Tourism उद्योग तथा पर्यटन मन्त्रालय Surendra Raj Pandey
7 Ministry of Social Development, Youth and Sports सामाजिक विकास, युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय Rekha Gurung
8 Ministry of Health स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय Nanda Prasad Neupane
9 Ministry of Forests and Environment वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय Namdu Gurung

Lumbini Province

S.N. Ministry Nepali Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Chet Narayan Acharya
2 Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives कृषि, भूमि व्यवस्था तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय Krishna Kushma Tharu
3 Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाई मन्त्रालय Dilli Raj Bhusal
4 Ministry of Health स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय Dipendra Kumar Pun
5 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय Ratna Bahadur Khatri
6 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानून मन्त्रालय Bhandari Lal Ahir
7 Ministry of Youth and Sports युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालय Santosh Kumar Pandey

Karnali Province

S.N. Ministry Nepali Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Mangal Bahadur Shahi
2 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्रालय Tekraj Pachhai
3 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा शहरी विकास मन्त्रालय Milan Khadka Roka
4 Ministry of Social Development सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय Jit Bahadur Malla
5 Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment उद्योग, पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय Kalyani Khadka
6 Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives भूमि व्यवस्था, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय Jumkit Lama Karki
7 Ministry of Water Resources and Energy Development जलस्रोत तथा ऊर्जा विकास मन्त्रालय Kal Bahadur Hamal

Sudurpashchim Province

S.N. Ministry Nepali Minister responsible Ref.
1 Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय Khag Raj Bhatta
2 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development भौतिक पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्रालय Om Bikram Bhat
3 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law आन्तरिक मामिला तथा कानून मन्त्रालय Daman Bahadur Bhandari
4 Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives भूमि व्यवस्था, कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय Khushiram Dagarura Tharu
5 Ministry of Economic Affairs आर्थिक मामिला मन्त्रालय Chakra Bahadur Malla
6 Ministry of Social Development सामाजिक विकास मन्त्रालय Santosh Kumari Sharma Thapa
7 Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment उद्योग, पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय Prakash Rawal

See also

References

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