Deuba adding 15 more state ministers in his cabinet today

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is adding 15 more state ministers in his cabinet today before leaving for a state visit to India.

12 state ministers will be inducted from Nepali Congress while three will be picked from Bijay Kumar Gachhadar-led Nepal Loktantrik Forum, sources confirmed.

The being sworn-in state ministers and their portfolio

Nepali Congress

Sita Gurung (Physical Infrastructure and Transport)

Sheshnath Adhikari (Education)

Udaya Shumsher Rana

Amar Singh Pun (Irrigation)

Nar Bahadur Chand (Commerce)

Abdul Rajak (Drinking Water and Sanitation)

Dilman Pakhrin (Law)

Dilli Chaudhary (Labor and Employment)

Champadevi Khadka (Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation)

Sarita Prasai (Agriculture Development)

Tapta Bahadur Bista (Information and Communication)

Teju Lal Chaudhary (Youth and Sports)

Nepal Loktantrik Forum

Janak Raj Chaudhary

Yoshada Lama

Sumitra Tharuni

The newly appointed state ministers will take the oath of office and secrecy from the prime minister itself.

Earlier on Sunday, Deuba appointed eight state ministers from CPN (Maoist Center).