Far-West. Chief of Sudurpaschim Province Nazir Miya appointed Province Assembly member Shivaraj Bhatta as the Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment on the recommendation of Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah.

He was appointed as the minister on the recommendation of the Chief Minister and Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader. Newly appointed Minister Bhatta is a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Nepali Congress from Baitadi district. The Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment has been without a minister for a long time.

Newly appointed Minister Bhatta took oath of office and secrecy before the Province Chief today.

The province chief formed the Council of Ministers and distributed work in accordance with Article 168 (9) of the Constitution of Nepal. The work division is as follows:

1. Kamal Bahadur Shah, Chief Minister, Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.

2. Bahadur Singh Thapa Minister (Ministry of Economic Affairs)

3. Surendra Bahadur Pal Minister (Physical Infrastructure Development)

4. Meghraj Khadka, Minister for Social Development

5. Hira Sarki, Minister for Internal Affairs and Law

6. Bir Bahadur Thapa Minister (Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives)

7. Shivaraj Bhatta, Minister (Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment)

Minister of State

1. Prakash Bam, Minister of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs.

2. Saraswati Khadka State Minister (Social Development)

3. Nirmala Devi Saud, Minister of State, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development;