According to the constitution, the Council of Ministers can be made up of 25 members, but Prime Minister Karki has said that the Council of Ministers will be made up of 11 members. Even to reach that number, Karki will have to appoint three more ministers.
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Four ministers were added to the interim cabinet on Monday. Former Supreme Court judge Anil Kumar Sinha, Magsaysay award winner Mahaveer Pun, climate and agriculture expert Madan Prasad Periyar and journalist Jagdish Kharel have been appointed as ministers.
Former Justice Sinha has been given the responsibility of Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supply, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation. Again, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Pariyar has become Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development and Kharel has become Minister of Communication and Information Technology. Dr. recommended to the Minister of Health on Sunday. The appointment of Sangeeta Kaushal Mishra has been postponed.
Under the pressure of the Gen-G movement, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki became the Prime Minister on August 27 after the resignation of then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
According to the constitution, the Council of Ministers can be made up of 25 members, but Prime Minister Karki has said that the Council of Ministers will be made up of 11 members. Even to reach that number, Karki will have to appoint three more ministers. Prime Minister Karki is responsible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Water Supply, Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Youth and Sports, Forestry and Environment, Labor Employment and Social Security, Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation and Health and Population.
All four newly appointed ministers took oath from President Ramchandra Paudel on Monday. Sinha, who was in charge of three ministries, went to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply and assumed office. During that, he signed the first decision to provide employment for the family members of the martyrs and the people who were injured during the agitation. He has also signed the decision to use indigenous products for furniture and other building materials in government agencies.
Sinha became emotional while taking charge of the ministry. He was upset for a while and mentioned that he had taken the responsibility to make the Zen-G movement worthwhile and claimed that he would be true to it. He promised to develop the skills of those who go for foreign employment, to work to create an environment in which the skills learned abroad can be utilized in Nepal.
Minister Sinha said that he would give priority to the use of information technology and would work to create more investment environment for industrialists. I have not come with any plans now. The first priority is elections. Attention should also be paid to reconstruction,' he said, 'Prime Minister Karki should be made a complete success.' He was committed to ending the tendency to get entangled in procedures. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Madan Pariyar has signed a decision to solve the problems of dairy and sugarcane farmers. He mentioned that the challenge of how to advance the agricultural sector in the current harsh situation has come before him. He also said that some daily administrative and corruption related issues will be addressed.
Nepal's agricultural sector is surrounded by multifaceted problems. At present, it is in a critical situation," Minister Pariyar said. "There will be efforts to work in these areas as there are various aspects such as ownership of land, use of advanced technology, availability of quality fertilizers and seeds, water resource management, effects of climate change, global trade policy and coordination with international organizations." "This government has only 6 months, during this period it will be a good start," he said.
Newly appointed Minister of Education, Science and Technology Pun took office in the temporary working room at Kesarmahal and signed the first decision with different votes. Science and Technology Secretary Vishwababu Pudasaini had proposed for the decision to form 4 separate committees to collect suggestions in this area. But Minister Pun disagreed saying that a name-only committee should not be formed.
How much is the committee's budget? How to raise the budget to work?' Minister Pun said, 'There should not be a committee in name only. The committee should be made active. Secretary Pudasaini and Education Secretary Chudamani Paudel said that the topic of forming the committee was mentioned in the annual program itself and Minister Pun signed the decision. But he said that it should be discussed more.
Minister Pun announced that he will work in the ministry around the clock. He said that he will go out only if there is a meeting. He asked Secretary Poudel to arrange the village and accommodation for him within the ministry. I want a bed. Need a table and chair. Need a kitchen. I cook and eat myself,' Pun said.
Minister Pun also offered security personnel to stay inside the ministry. He also said that he would take the facility of government vehicles only for the work of the ministry. He said that since he does not have a private vehicle, he only uses the government vehicle when going out for ministry work. He said to the security personnel who were assigned with him, ''You don't have to follow me when you leave the ministry to report,''
Minister Pun said that he will run the ministry based on the suggestions received from experts. He said, 'I don't have to say everything. Let the experts give honest and selfless suggestions. Minister Pun also announced that he was separated from the innovation center along with the appointment of the minister. He recalled that he has been working in collaboration with the Gen-G generation at the Innovation Center. "I am a friend of Zen-ji," he said.
Communication and Information Technology Minister Kharel signed the decision to provide free Wi-Fi in major cities of the country. This decision was made by the Minister of Communications in the past but was not implemented. Minister Kharel says that his first decision to extend free Wi-Fi in major cities will be implemented through the Telecommunication Authority. "Within two months, free Wi-Fi will be arranged in Kathmandu and in the capitals and big cities of all seven provinces gradually," he said.
Kharel also promised to work in a way that will be felt by the people while shaking off the ashes and dust during his tenure. He said that a lot of work can be done if the bureaucracy is free. "The work cannot be done by just one minister. The role of employees is important to give results," he said. "I will not interfere. But I am in favor of working visibly.'
