Portfolio division of cabinet members in Province 1

Biratnagar: The portfolio division of cabinet members in Province 1 has been completed.

Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki recommended to the Province Chief, Parshuram Khapung, for the portfolio division of the cabinet members after a meeting of the Council of Ministers held Friday. As per the portfolio division, Chief Minister Karki takes charge of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law.

Likewise, Minister Til Kumar Meyangbo Limbu is assigned to the Ministry of Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy, Minister Durga Prasad Chapagain to the Ministry of Road Infrastructure and Urban Development and Bhakti Prasad Sitaula as the Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Similarly, Jiban Acharya is Minister for Tourism, Forest and Environment, and Minister Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari is Social Development and Health Ministry to Nirmala Limbu.