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The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Nepali: शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the overall development of education in Nepal. The ministry is responsible for formulating educational policies and plans and managing and implementing them across the country through the institutions under it.[1][2][3] In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolios of Science and Technology were added to the then Ministry of Education, while the Ministry of Science and Technology was discontinued.[4]
शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालय | |
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Formed | 1951 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Nepal |
Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Minister responsible |
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Website | moest |
This is a list of all ministers of Education since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
SN | Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | Portfolio |
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1 | Chitra Lekha Yadav[5] | Nepali Congress | 25 February 2014 | Minister of Education, Science and Technology | |
2 | Giriraj Mani Pokharel[6] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 19 October 2015 | ||
3 | Dhaniram Paudel[7] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 | |
4 | Gopal Man Shrestha[8] | Nepal Loktantrik Forum | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
5 | Giriraj Mani Pokharel[9] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 16 March 2018 | 20 December 2020 | |
6 | Krishna Gopal Shrestha | CPN UML | 25 December 2020 | 13 July 2021 | |
7 | Devendra Paudel | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 8 October 2021 | 26 December 2022 | |
8 | Shishir Khanal | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 17 January 2023 | 5 February 2023 | |
9 | Ashok Rai | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | |
10 | Sumana Shrestha[10] | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 6 March 2024 | ||
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