Khagendra Sunar's name was removed after the controversial background was revealed, and Ganapati Lal Shrestha did not want to become a minister after the ministry was changed.
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Prime Minister Sushila Karki has expanded the cabinet for the third time in one and a half months. With the appointment of Dr. Sudha Sharma Gautam as the Minister of Health and Population and Bablu Gupta as the Minister of Youth and Sports on Sunday, the cabinet has become 10-member.
The Prime Minister had recommended the appointment of four ministers to the President's Office. The appointment of activist Khagendra Sunar, who was recommended as the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, was found to be controversial and his case was pending in the court.
The appointment of heritage conservation activist Ganapati Lal Shrestha has been held up due to dissatisfaction with the reshuffle in the ministry. Shrestha was initially recommended as the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, but he expressed dissatisfaction after being reshuffled and assigned the responsibility of the Ministry of Land Management and Cooperatives. His appointment was also held up at the request of Prime Minister Karki, according to his secretariat.
There are seven more ministries under Prime Minister Karki. Apart from the Prime Minister's Office and the Council of Ministers, he has the responsibility of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Drinking Water, Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Forests and Environment, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Labor, Employment and Social Security. Ministers Kulman Ghising and Anil Kumar Sinha have been assigned the responsibility of more than one ministry. Prime Minister Karki is in favor of adding two or three more ministers. Her secretariat has stated that she is in the mood to add ministers for tourism, labor and employment, and women, children and senior citizens.
Karki, who was appointed Prime Minister on 27 Bhadra, initially made Rameshwor Khanal the Minister of Finance, Kulman Ghising the Minister of Energy and Physical Planning and Urban Development, and Om Prakash Aryal the Minister of Home and Law. On 6 Asoj, Anil Kumar Sinha became the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Mahabir Pun the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Madan Pariyar the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, and Jagdish Kharel the Minister of Communication and Information Technology.
Government spokesperson and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Kharel said that since the expansion of the Council of Ministers is the prerogative of the Prime Minister, Karki will take the decision. 'Now, the Prime Minister will hold internal discussions on whether to expand the Council of Ministers again. Even now, important ministries remain with the Prime Minister,' he said, 'if the Prime Minister feels that it is not necessary to expand the Council of Ministers, then the expansion may not take place.'
According to a minister, Prime Minister Karki is in the mood to keep the responsibility of the Foreign and Defense Ministries himself. Since it is the taluk-based ministry of the Nepali Army, he will keep the Foreign Ministry himself, the minister informed. 'If the Prime Minister does not get the above qualification, the Council of Ministers may not be expanded now,' he said.
The newly appointed ministers, Dr. Gautam and Gupta, took oath from President Ram Chandra Poudel on Sunday and assumed office in their respective ministries. Health Minister Dr. Gautam is the former Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Population (2065-2068). She resigned from the post of Secretary after a conflict with the then Health Minister Rajendra Mahato escalated. She also had a rift with the previous Health Minister Umakanta Chaudhary.
Dr., who has a master's degree in public health. Gautam is an obstetrician-gynecologist. She has experience working as a consultant in United Nations agencies, the World Health Organization, and international health-related NGOs. She is also the former president of the Nepal Medical Association. Dr. Gautam was an expert advisor when Congress leader Pradeep Poudel was the Health Minister.
Health Minister Dr. Gautam has taken the first decision to provide psychological counseling services to those injured during the Gen-G movement after assuming office. She said that considering the current situation in the country, she has prioritized mental health. She has also expressed her commitment to coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to arrange free health insurance for the families of those martyred in the Gen-G movement and move forward with the budget arrangement and other processes.
The newly appointed Health Minister Dr. Gautam has also promised to make the procurement process in the ministry completely transparent and to end corruption. She said, "The Gen-G movement was for ending corruption and good governance. So, we should not hear of corruption from anywhere.'
The newly appointed Youth and Sports Minister Gupta was active in social work and joined the Gen-G movement. During the Covid pandemic, he launched a free food campaign in Kathmandu. At that time, he and others also operated a clothing bank, where those who had clothes would give them and those who did not have them would take them. The 'Hundreds Group' run by his group has been teaching poor and underprivileged students. The group has also been helping patients with blood shortages.
Minister Gupta has made the first decision to live broadcast all the meetings of the ministry. He has committed to showing by doing more than talking in the youth and sports sector.
