Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Nepal) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security[1]
Nativename:श्रम, रोजगार तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रालय
Seal:File:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Formed:1981
Jurisdiction:Government of Nepal
Headquarters:Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Minister1 Name:Sharat Singh Bhandari
Minister1 Pfo:Hon. Minister
Chief1 Name:Ghanshyam Upadhyay
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Chief2 Name:Govind Prasad Rijal
Chief2 Position:Joint Secretary and Spokesperson

The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Nepali: श्रम, रोजगार तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रालय) is a government ministry of Nepal that governs the development policies of labour and employment in the country.[1] Sharat Singh Bhandari is newly appointed as a minister.

History

The ministry was formed in 1981 as the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.In 1995 and 2000, the portfolio was adjusted making it first the Ministry of Labour and later the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management. In 2002, the ministry was restructured resulting in a new name: Ministry of Labour and Employment.[1] In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio was again adjusted twice: First, it was renamed as to being the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Women and Senior Citizens but in March 2018, the ministry was again divided to create both, the Ministry of Labor and Employment and the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen.[2] [3]

Objectives

Organisational structure

Two departments serve under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work:

Furthermore, several Organizations also work under and with the ministry:

Former Ministers of Labour and Employment

This is a list of all Ministers of Labour and Employment since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

Name Party Assumed officeLeft officePortfolio
1Tek Bahadur Gurung[8] 25 February 2014 Minister of Labor and Employment
2Deepak Bohara[9] 24 December 2015
3Surya Man Gurung[10] 26 August 2016
4 Farmulha Mansur[11] 7 June 2017 15 February 2018
516 March 2018 20 November 2019 Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security
6Rameshwor Raya Yadav[12] 20 November 2019 25 December 2020
725 December 2020 20 May 2021
8People's Socialist Party, Nepal4 June 2021 22 June 2021
9Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)8 October 202127 June 2022
10Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)27 June 202226 December 2022
11Rastriya Swatantra Party17 January 20235 February 2023
12Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal31 March 20235 March 2024
13.Dol Prasad AryalRastriya Swatantra Party6 March 2024Incumbent

Notes and References

  1. Web site: श्रम तथा रोजगार मन्त्रालय. Ministry of Labour and Employment. 15 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Nepal PM splits ministries to expand cabinet, inducts 15 new ministers . ANI . 1 March 2019 . 16 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Ministries split to create posts . The Kathmandu Post . 1 March 2019 . 17 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Department of Labour. Department of Labour / Ministry of Labour and Employment. 25 October 2017.
  5. Web site: वैदेशिक रोजगार विभाग. Department of Foreign Employment. 25 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Foreign Employment Promotion Board. Ministry of Labour and Employment. 26 October 2017.
  7. Web site: नेपाल सरकार, व्यवसायिक तथा सीप विकास तालिम केन्द्र. Ministry of Labour and Employment. 26 October 2017. Nepali.
  8. Web site: Meet the new cabinet of ministers. Nepali Times. 1 October 2017.
  9. Web site: 4 new ministers inducted in Oli Cabinet. The Himalayan Times. 26 October 2017.
  10. Web site: 13 new ministers take oath from President. The Himalayan Times. 26 October 2017.
  11. Web site: 9 ministers sworn in. República. 1 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Newly appointed ministers take oath . The Himalayan Times . 26 May 2020 . 21 November 2019.