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 March 2019, the ministry is led by Mohammad Estiyak Rai.

Ministry of Urban Development
Agency overview
HeadquartersSingha Durbar, Kathmandu
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
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Organisational Structure

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

Former Ministers of Urban Development

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

Name Party Assumed Office Left Office
1 Narayan Khadka[4]Nepali Congress25 February 2014
Ministry out of operation12 October 20154 August 2016
2 Arjun Narasingha K.C.[5]Nepali Congress26 August 201631 May 2017
3 Prabhu Sah[6]Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)7 June 201717 October 2017
4 Dil Nath GiriRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal17 October 20171 January 2018[7]
5 Kamal Thapa[7]Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal1 January 201814 February 2018[8]
6 Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli[9][10]Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) until 17 May 2018
Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018		15 February 201831 May 2018
7 Mohammad Estiyak Rai[10]Nepal Communist Party1 June 201824 December 2019
8 Basanta Kumar Nemwang[10]Nepal Communist Party25 December 2019

References
  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. "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. "Yadav appointed as Minister for Health, Raya as Minister for Urban Development". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 June 2018.



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