Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Rajendra Singh Bhandari will also take charge of the Ministry of Drinking Water.

President Ram Chandra Poudel, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sushila Karki, has assigned the charge of the Ministry of Drinking Water to Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Rajendra Singh Bhandari, said Pradeep Kumar Koirala, spokesperson for the President's Office.

The Prime Minister had previously been handling the responsibility of the Ministry of Drinking Water.

Bhandari had assumed the responsibility of the Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security on November 26.