Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment (Koshi Province) explained

The Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment is a governmental body of Koshi Province in charge of managing natural resources, promoting tourism, climate change, environment and conserving biodiversity. They maintain a delicate balance between environmental conservation and sustainable development.^[2]

Overview

According to the Constitution of Nepal issued in the 2015, the basic structure of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is arranged in a three-tier government structure. Koshi province is one of the seven provinces in Nepal.

After Nepal was transformed into a federal structure and the system of union, state and local government was completed in the year 2017, the three-level elections were completed and the provincial government was formed 15 February 2018. The Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment was established on same year.^[3] On 6 February 2022, the portfolio of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment has been split into three ministries, the Ministry of Forests Environment and Soil Conservation, Ministry of Industry, Labour and Employment and Ministry of Culture and Tourism.^{[4] [5]} Recently, according to the decision of the provincial government (council of ministers) on 20 January 2023, the Ministry of Forests Environment and Soil Conservation has been modified and the name of the department has been changed to the Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment.^{[6] [7]}

List of former ministers

This is a list of all former Ministers since 2018–Present.

Jagadish Prasad Kusiyait	15 February 2018[8] [9]	26 August 2021
Lachhman Tiwari	26 August 2021[10] [11]	1 November 2021
Shekha Chandra Thapa	6 February 2022[12] [13]	9 November 2022
Jivan Acharya	13 January 2023[14] [15]	7 June 2023
Ganesh Prasad Upreti	3 November 2023[16] [17]	8 April 2024

External links

• Official portal of Government of Koshi Province
• Official website of Ministry of Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment of Koshi Province

Notes and References

1. Web site: विशाल घिमिरे प्रदेश सरकार, पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय,, कोशी प्रदेश, नेपाल . 2024-09-24 . motfe.koshi.gov.np.
2. Web site: गृहपृष्ठ प्रदेश सरकार, पर्यटन, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालय,, कोशी प्रदेश, नेपाल . 2024-09-24 . motfe.koshi.gov.np.
3. Web site: प्रदेश नं १ : ७ मन्त्रालय, ५ मन्त्री . 2024-09-24 . Annapurna Post . Nepali.
4. Web site: प्रदेश १ मा मन्त्रालय टुक्र्याएर १२ पुर्‍याइयो . 2024-09-24 . Naya Patrika . en.
5. Web site: प्रदेश १ मा मन्त्रालय फुटाएर १२ पुर्‍याइयो . 2024-09-24 . Kathmandu Pati . en.
6. Web site: प्रदेश १ ले गर्‍यो मा ९ मन्त्रालय कायम, मन्त्रीहरूको पनि कार्य विभाजन . 2024-09-24 . प्रशासन . en.
7. Web site: प्रदेश १ मा ४ मन्त्रालय कहाँ–कहाँ गाभिए ? (हेर्नुहोस् नियमावली) . 2024-09-24 . www.ratopati.com . Nepali.
8. Web site: यस्ता छन् प्रदेश १ का मुख्यमन्त्री शेरधनका सारथीहरु . 2024-09-24 . Khabar Purwanchal . en-US.
9. Web site: Sureis . 2018-02-16 . Rai sworn in as Province 1 chief minister . 2024-09-24 . The Himalayan Times . en.
10. Web site: Province 1 CM Acharya extends cabinet, two ministers sworn in . 2024-09-24 . Khabarhub . en.
11. Web site: CM Acharya extends cabinet, two ministers sworn in . 2024-09-24 . CM Acharya extends cabinet, two ministers sworn in.
12. Web site: Province 1 CM Rajendra Rai expands Cabinet . 2024-09-24 . Nepal Press . en-US.
13. Web site: Province-1 expands Cabinet . 2024-09-24 . GorakhaPatra . en.
14. Web site: Republica . Province 1 gov expansion: Three ministers from Maoist Center inducted in cabinet . 2024-09-24 . My Republica . en.
15. Web site: प्रदेश १ का मन्त्रीहरुले पाए मन्त्रालय, जीवनलाई पर्यटन, भक्तिलाई उद्योग . 2024-09-24 . Online Khabar . en-US.
16. Web site: Koshi CM Karki to expand Cabinet, two new ministers from ruling coalition to be inducted . 2024-09-24 . GorakhaPatra.
17. Web site: कोशीमा माओवादीका उप्रेती र एकीकृत समाजवादीका जगेबु मन्त्री नियुक्त . 2024-09-24 . ekantipur.com . ne.