Four newly appointed ministers took oath of office and secrecy today.

President Ram Chandra  Paudel administered the oath to the newly-appointed ministers amidst a function at the Office of the President in Shital Niwas. 

President Paudel administered oath to Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Kumar Singh Ingnam, Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Rajendra Singh Bhandari, Minister for Forests and Environment Madhav Chaulagain and  Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Shraddha Shrestha.

Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal, heads of the constitutional bodies and high-ranking government officials were present on the occasion. 

Earlier today, President Paudel appointed Ingnam, Bhandari, Chaulagain and Shrestha as the ministers on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sushila Karki.

With the expansion,, the number of Cabinet members in the current government has reached 14.

The Cabinet was expanded thrice earlier—on September 15, September 22 and October 26.