The Ministry of Urban Development () was the government ministry of Nepal responsible for the development of urban areas in the country until its merger with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport to form the Ministry of Infrastructure Development on 13 May 2026.
Organisational structure The Ministry of Urban Development had several departments and subdivisions to facilitate and implement its work:
Departments Department of Urban Development and Building Construction Department of Local Infrasctructure
Organizations Kathmandu Valley Development Authority Rastriya Awas Company Limited Town Development Fund High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization International Convention Centre Development Committee Central Level Project Implementation Unit National Research Center for Building Technology
List of Ministers of Urban Development This is a list of former Ministers of Urban Development since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013: S. No Name Party Assumed office Left office 1. Narayan Khadka Nepali Congress 25 February 2014 10 October 2015Ministry out of operation 12 October 2015 4 August 2016 2. Arjun Narasingha KC Nepali Congress 26 August 2016 31 May 2017 3. Prabhu Sah Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 7 June 2017 17 October 2017 4. Dil Nath Giri Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 17 October 2017 1 January 2018 5. Kamal Thapa 1 January 2018 14 February 20186.Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 15 February 2018 17 May 2018Nepal Communist Party 17 May 2018 31 May 2018 7. Mohammad Estiyak Rai People's Socialist Party, Nepal 1 June 2018 24 December 20198.Gokul Prasad BaskotaNepal Communist Party10 January 202020 February 2020 9. Basanta Kumar Nemwang 20 February 2020 14 October 202010.Krishna Gopal Shrestha14 October 202025 December 2020(3). Prabhu Sah Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 25 December 202020 May 202111.Ram Kumari JhakriCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)8 October 202126 June 202212.Metmani Chaudhary27 June 202226 December 202213.Bikram PandeyRastriya Prajatantra Party17 January 202325 February 202314.Sita GurungNepali Congress31 March 20234 March 202415.Dhan Bahadur BudaCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)6 March 202415 July 202416.Prakash Man SinghNepali Congress15 July 20249 September 2025 17.Kul Man Ghising Independent15 September 20257 January 202618.Kumar Ingnam Independent7 January 202627 March 202618.Sunil LamsalRSP27 March 202613 May 2026 (last holder)
See also Nepal Building Codes Department of Urban Development and Building Construction Department of Local Infrasctructure
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