Newly appointed ministers took oath of office and secrecy on Thursday. President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed ministers amidst a program organized in Sheetal Niwas this afternoon. Dhan Raj Gurung was appointed as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Mohan Bahadur Basnet as Minister for Health and Population and Dig Bahadur Limbu as Minister for Youth and Sports.

President Paudel appointed the trio as ministers on the recommendation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

All the three newly appointed ministers are the lawmakers elected from the Nepali Congress.