Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepali: भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय) is the governmental body of Nepal mainly responsible for domestic transport and rail transport as well as waterways.

Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport^[1]

भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय
Emblem of Nepal
Agency overview
Formed	2000
Jurisdiction	Government of Nepal
Headquarters	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Minister responsible	Devendra Dahal, Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Website	www.mopit.gov.np

Organisational structure

While the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation oversees air transportation, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport deals with domestic transport including road and rail transportation as well as waterways.^[2] The ministry has several departments and subdivisions:^[3]

Department	Website
Nepal Shipping Office	NSO
Department of Roads	DoR
Department of Transport Management	DoTM
Department of Railways	DoRW
Road Board	RBN

Former Ministers of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

This is a list of former Ministers of Physical Infrastructure and Transport since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

	Name	Party	Assumed office	Left office
1	Bimalendra Nidhi[4]	Nepali Congress
2	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar[5]	Nepal Loktantrik Forum	12 October 2015	4 August 2016
3	Ramesh Lekhak[6]	Nepali Congress	4 August 2016	31 May 2017
4	Bir Bahadur Balayar[7]	Nepali Congress	26 July 2017	15 February 2018
5	Raghubir Mahaseth	Nepal Communist Party	16 March 2018	20 November 2019
6	Basanta Kumar Nembwang[8]	Nepal Communist Party	21 November 2019	12 July 2021
7	Renu Yadav	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	8 October 2021	4 July 2022
8	Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	4 August 2022	14 October 2022
9	Narayan Kaji Shrestha	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	26 December 2022	31 March 2023
10	Prakash Jwala	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)	31 March 2023

See also

• Department of Roads
• Department of Railways

References

1. "Welcome To Ministry Of Physical Infrastructure & Transport". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
2. "लक्ष्य दुरदृस्टी उद्देश्य" (in Nepali). Government of Nepal. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
3. "वार्षिक प्रगति प्रतिवेदन" (PDF) (in Nepali). Government of Nepal. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
4. "Nepal Cabinet sworn in". Trade Bridge Consultants. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
5. "Oli sworn in as PM; Thapa, Gachhadar take oath as DPMs (in pictures)". The Kathmandu Post. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
6. "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
7. "PM Deuba expands his cabinet, finally". República. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
8. "Newly appointed ministers take oath". The Himalayan Times. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.