Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport[1]
भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय
Emblem of Nepal
Agency overview
Formed2000
JurisdictionGovernment of Nepal
HeadquartersSingha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.mopit.gov.np

Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepali: भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय) is the governmental body of Nepal mainly responsible for domestic transport and rail transport as well as waterways.

Organisational structure

While the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation oversees air transportation, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport deals with domestic transport including road and rail transportation as well as waterways.[2] The ministry has several departments and subdivisions:[3]






Former Ministers of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

This is a list of former Ministers of Physical Infrastructure and Transport since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

Name Party Assumed office Left office
1 Bimalendra Nidhi[4]Nepali Congress
2 Bijay Kumar Gachhadar[5]Nepal Loktantrik Forum12 October 20154 August 2016
3 Ramesh Lekhak[6]Nepali Congress4 August 201631 May 2017
4 Bir Bahadur Balayar[7]Nepali Congress26 July 201715 February 2018
5 Raghubir MahasethNepal Communist Party16 March 201820 November 2019
6 Basanta Kumar Nembwang[8]Nepal Communist Party21 November 201912 July 2021
7 Renu YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal 8 October 20214 July 2022
8 Mohammad Ishtiyaq RayiPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal4 August 202214 October 2022
9 Narayan Kaji ShresthaCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)26 December 202231 March 2023
10 Prakash JwalaCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)31 March 2023

See also

References

  1. "Welcome To Ministry Of Physical Infrastructure & Transport". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. "लक्ष्य दुरदृस्टी उद्देश्य" (in Nepali). Government of Nepal. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. "वार्षिक प्रगति प्रतिवेदन" (PDF) (in Nepali). Government of Nepal. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. "Nepal Cabinet sworn in". Trade Bridge Consultants. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. "Oli sworn in as PM; Thapa, Gachhadar take oath as DPMs (in pictures)". The Kathmandu Post. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. "PM Deuba expands his cabinet, finally". República. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. "Newly appointed ministers take oath". The Himalayan Times. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.


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