Kathmandu, April 7 — Prime Minister Balendra Shah has revised the order of precedence in the Council of Ministers formed on March 27, less than fifteen days after the government’s formation, the Office of the President said following a Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday. The change, made on the recommendation of Prime Minister Shah and in accordance with Article 76(9) of the Constitution, alters ministers’ seniority but not their portfolios.
Under the revised hierarchy, Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle now ranks immediately after Prime Minister Shah. Home Minister Sudhan Gurung, who previously held the third position, has moved down to fifth, now following Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal and Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha. In the 15-member cabinet, Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Deepak Kumar Sah occupies the 15th position.
Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, was sworn in as Nepal’s 47th prime minister earlier in March. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy after appointing Shah under Article 76(1). The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, National Assembly Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal, former prime ministers, senior officials, security chiefs and members of the diplomatic community.
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