The Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives (Nepali: उद्योग,कृषि तथा सहकारी मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Government of Koshi Province. One of the senior-most officers in the Provincial Cabinet, the minister is responsible for promoting the cooperative sector in national development and adopting policies related to agriculture and land reform, realising the need for land management, formulation implementation and regulation of land management in Koshi Province.
The Incumbent, minister has been Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki, who took office on 9 May 2024.
List of office-holders Minister PartyTerm of officeChief Minister(s)Ref Portrait Name Took office Left office TermMinister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives 1Sher Dhan RaiCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)February 15, 2018March 27, 2021BhojpurSher Dhan Rai2Ram Bahadur RanamagarMarch 27, 2021August 26, 2021Ilam3Bhim Acharya August 26, 2021September 15, 2021SunsariBhim Acharya4Hira Kumar ThapaSeptember 15, 2021November 1, 2021JhapaMinister for Agriculture5Jhalak Bahadur MagarCPN (Maoist Centre)February 6, 2021January 9, 2023JhapaRajendra Kumar RaiMinister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperative6Bhakti Prasad SitaulaRastriya Prajatantra PartyJanuary 9, 2023July 7, 2023JhapaHikmat Kumar Karki7Uddhav ThapaNepali CongressJuly 7, 2023August 2, 2023JhapahimselfAugust 2, 2023September 8, 2023
References
External links
official Website of Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives of Koshi Province Government of Koshi Province