The Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (Nepali: भूमि व्यवस्था,सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility to establish good governance by upgrading judicial access, feeling of security of land ownership, and effectiveness of service effluence in country.
The current minister is Pratibha Rawal who took office on 27 March 2026 and she concurrently holds an additional ministerial responsibility, following the formation of the new government under Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
List of former ministers #NameTook of office Prime MinisterMinister's Party1Padma Kumari Aryal3 August 2018 25 December 2020 KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)2 Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe25 December 2020 4 June 2021 3Laxman Lal Karna4 June 2021 22 June 2021 PSP-N4Lila Nath Shrestha24 June 2021 12 July 2021 CPN (UML)–Sher Bahadur Deuba13 July 20218 October 2021Sher Bahadur DeubaNepali Congress5Shashi Shrestha 8 October 2021 26 December 2022CPN (Maoist Centre)6 Rajendra Kumar Rai26 December 202227 February 2023 Pushpa Kamal DahalCPN (UML)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal27 February 202331 March 2023CPN (Maoist Centre)7Ranjeeta Shrestha31 March 2023 4 March 2024 NUP–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 March 20246 March 2024CPN (Maoist Centre)8Balaram Adhikari6 March 2024 3 July 2024CPN (UML)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 July 202415 July 2024CPN (Maoist Centre)9Balaram Adhikari15 July 2024 11 September 2025K. P. Sharma OliCPN (UML)–Sushila Karki12 September 202522 September 2025 Sushila KarkiIndependent10Anil Kumar Sinha22 September 202512 December 202511Kumar Ingnam12 December 202527 March 2026 12Pratibha Rawal27 March 2026IncumbentBalendra ShahRastriya Swatantra Party
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External links Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation of Nepal