The Minister of Infrastructure Development (Nepali: पूर्वाधार विकास मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development of the Government of Nepal. The ministry was formed on 13 May 2026 by merging the former Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport with selected functions of urban development and water infrastructure.
The minister is responsible for national transportation infrastructure, road networks, bridges, public transport, urban development, water supply infrastructure, and overall physical infrastructure planning and development.
Sunil Lamsal of the Rastriya Swatantra Party is the inaugural and current Minister of Infrastructure Development, having assumed office on 13 May 2026 following the administrative restructuring under Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
List of ministers #NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officePrime MinisterMinister's partyMinister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport1Bijay Kumar Gachhadar12 October 20154 August 2016KP Sharma OliNLF2Ramesh Lekhak4 August 201631 May 2017Pushpa Kamal DahalNepali Congress3Bir Bahadur Balayar25 July 201715 February 2018Sher Bahadur Deuba4Raghubir Mahaseth16 March 201820 November 2019KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)NCP5Basanta Kumar Nemwang21 November 201912 July 2021CPN (UML)6Renu Kumari Yadav8 October 20214 July 2022Sher Bahadur DeubaPSP–Nepal7Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi4 August 202214 October 2022–Sher Bahadur Deuba14 October 202226 December 2022Nepali Congress8Narayan Kaji Shrestha26 December 202231 March 2023Pushpa Kamal DahalCPN (MC)9Prakash Jwala31 March 20234 March 2024CPN (US)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 March 20246 March 2024CPN (MC)10Raghubir Mahaseth6 March 20243 July 2024CPN (UML)–Pushpa Kamal Dahal4 July 202415 July 2024CPN (MC)11Devendra Dahal15 July 20249 September 2025KP Sharma OliCPN (UML)–Sushila Karki12 September 202515 September 2025Sushila KarkiIndependent12Kulman Ghising15 September 20257 January 202613Madhav Prasad Chaulagain7 January 202627 March 202614Sunil Lamsal27 March 202613 May 2026Balendra ShahRSPMinister of Infrastructure Development(14)Sunil Lamsal13 May 2026IncumbentBalendra ShahRSP
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External links Ministry of Infrastructure Development (Official Website)