Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed Deputy Prime Ministers Prakash Man Singh and Bishnu Prasad Paudel today, along with 19 newly-appointed ministers in the KP Sharma Oli-led government. The ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas, this morning.

Singh took the oath as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development, while Paudel took the oath as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance.

Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal, outgoing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', former Prime Ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba, Jhalanath Khanal, and Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, along with leaders of various political parties, MPs, senior government officials, chiefs of security agencies, heads and representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in Nepal, and distinguished individuals from various fields were present at the ceremony.

The newly-appointed ministers who took the oath include:

Prithvi Subba Gurung (Minister for Communications and Information Technology)
Ramesh Lekhak (Minister for Home Affairs)
Sharat Singh Bhandari (Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security)
Dr. Arzu Rana (Minister for Foreign Affairs)
Pradip Yadav (Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation)
Balaram Adhikari (Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation)
Damodar Bhandari (Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Supplies)
Nawal Kishor Shah Sudi (Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens)
Devendra Dahal (Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport)
Tejulal Chaudhary (Minister for Youth and Sports)
Pradip Paudel (Minister for Health and Population)
Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya (Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs)
Badri Prasad Pandey (Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation)
Ramnath Adhikari (Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development)
Bidhya Bhattarai (Minister for Education, Science, and Technology)
Manbir Rai (Minister for Defense)
Deepak Khadka (Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation)
Raj Kumar Gupta (Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration)
Ain Bahadur Shahi (Minister for Forests and Environment)
This extensive swearing-in ceremony followed the prior oath-taking by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli before the President. The event marked a significant step in the formation of the new government under PM Oli's leadership, reflecting a diverse and comprehensive cabinet lineup.