The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (Nepali: उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsible for creating a favorable environment for industrial development and investment promotion. The minister has also expressed his involvement in formulating policies and programs related to industry, commerce and supply and in frugal cooperation and exchange with various ministries and agencies of the Government of Nepal.
List of former ministers #NameTook of officePrime MinisterMinister's Party1Matrika Prasad Yadav26 February 201820 November 2019KP Sharma OliCPN (MC)NCP2Lekh Raj Bhatta21 November 201920 May 2021CPN (UML)3Raj Kishor Yadav10 June 202122 June 2021PSP–N4Bishnu Prasad Paudel24 June 202112 July 2021CPN (UML)5Gajendra Bahadur Hamal8 October 202110 October 2021Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress6Sher Bahadur Deuba10 October 20217 April 20227Dilendra Prasad Badu7 April 202226 December 20228Damodar Bhandari26 December 202227 February 2023Pushpa Kamal DahalCPN (UML)9Ramesh Rijal31 March 20234 March 2024Nepali Congress10Damodar Bhandari6 March 20243 July 2024CPN (UML)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 July 202415 July 2024CPN (MC)11Damodar Bhandari15 July 20249 September 2025KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)Vacant (9 – 12 September 2025)–Sushila Karki12 September 202522 September 2025Sushila KarkiIndependent12Anil Kumar Sinha22 September 202527 March 202613Balendra Shah27 March 202610 April 2026Balendra ShahRastriya Swatantra Party14Gauri Kumari Yadav10 April 202610 September 202615Deepak Kumar Sah10 September 2026Incumbent
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External links Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal