Dr Min Bahadur Shrestha has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission. A Cabinet meeting held recently decided to appoint Shrestha as the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal administered oath of office and secrecy to Shrestha amid a function organized at the Office of Prime Minister and Council Ministers in Singhadurbar.

Shrestha held the responsibility as the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission in 2016 also when Dahal was the Prime Minister.