KATHMANDU, May 24: Newly-appointed ministers Birendra Prasad Mahato and Minister of State Pramila Kumari are scheduled to take the oath of office and secrecy today.
Mahato and Pramila Kumari are being inducted in the cabinet on behalf of the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), Nepal.
Newly appointed state minister take oath of office and secrecy
According to the JSP sources, the newly-appointed ministers are taking oath of office at a programme to be held at the President's Office this morning. Mahato was appointed the Minister for Forest and Environment while Pramila Kumari was designated the Minister of State for Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday.
President Ramchandra Paudel, upon the recommendation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, appointed Mahato and Pramila as the minister and state minister. With this, Prime Minister Dahal has been able to give full shape to his cabinet nearly five months after his appointment as the country’s chief executive.
