Ministry of Urban Development (Nepal)

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.

Ministry of Urban Development
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Nepal
HeadquartersSingha Durbar, Kathmandu
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Maniram Gelal, Secretary
Websitemoud.gov.np

Organisational structure

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

Departments

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Organizations

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List of Ministers of Urban Development

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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] Nepali Congress 25 February 2014 10 October 2015
Ministry out of operation 12 October 2015 4 August 2016
2. Arjun Narasingha K.C.[5] Nepali Congress 26 August 2016 31 May 2017
3. Prabhu Sah[6] Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 7 June 2017 17 October 2017
4. Dil Nath Giri Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 17 October 2017 1 January 2018[7]
5. Kamal Thapa[7] 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. Mohammad Estiyak Rai[10] People's Socialist Party, Nepal 1 June 2018 24 December 2019
8. Gokul Prasad Baskota Nepal Communist Party 10 January 2020 20 February 2020
9. Basanta Kumar Nemwang[10] 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

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References

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