PoliticalAccede to reform demands2026-05-14🇳🇵

Nepal reduces federal ministries to 18 in administrative overhaul

source: Government of Nepal

On 2026-05-14, the Government of Nepal approved the Government of Nepal (Allocation of Business) Regulations, 2026 in a Cabinet meeting in Kathmandu. The decision reduces the number of federal ministries from 21 to 18 as part of an administrative overhaul aimed at cutting recurrent expenditure and improving efficiency.

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