By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Oct. 10: The newly appointed ministers of the Lumbini Province government have taken oath of office and secrecy. On Sunday, Province Chief Amik Sherchan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed ministers and state ministers of the province.

With the expansion Lumbini province now has a 16-member cabinet. They are now Chief Minister Kul Prasad KC, Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary, Minister for Tourism, Rural and Urban Development, Krishna Dhwaj Khadka, Minister for Economic Affairs and Cooperatives, Sahasram Yadav, Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development, Tilak Ram Sharma, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.

Similarly, Indrajit Tharu Minister for Health, Population and Family Welfare, Bir Bahadur Rana Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Surendra Bahadur Hamal Minister for Forest, Environment and Land Conservation, Ajay Shahi Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Rama Gharti Minister for Law, Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Suman Sharma Rayamajhi Minister for Agriculture, Food Technology and Land Management, Purmati Dhenga Minister for Labor, Employment and Transport Management and Basiuddin Khan Minister for Education, Science, Youth and Sports.

Similarly, Bimala Kumari Khatri State Minister for Health, Population and Family Welfare, Arjun Kumar Shrestha for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Sushma Yadav for Agriculture, Food Technology and Land Management and Rina Nepal for Tourism, Rural and Urban Development.