BIRATNAGAR, Jan 6: The Koshi Province government is set for a cabinet reshuffle.
Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki has prepared the reshuffle in line with an understanding between coalition partners, the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML.
The newly appointed ministers are scheduled to take their oath at 4:30 PM on Tuesday, according to the Office of the Province Chief.
As per the agreement between NC and UML to bring new faces into the cabinet, some former ministers will step down to make way for the new appointees.
Portfolio allocation of the reorganized cabinet:
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Hikmat Kumar Karki – Chief Minister
Pradeep Sunuwar – Minister, Physical Infrastructure Development
Tilchan Pathak – Minister, Energy, Water Supply & Irrigation
Bhim Parajuli – Minister, Industry, Tourism, Forest & Environment
Indramani Parajuli – Minister, Internal Affairs & Law
Bidur Subba Linthep – Minister, Finance & Planning
Ramprasad Mahto – Minister, Social Development
Man Bahadur Limbu – Minister, Health
Israel Mansuri – Minister, Industry, Agriculture & Cooperatives
Umakant Gautam – State Minister, Internal Affairs & Law
Shobha Palungwa Limbu – State Minister, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development
