Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens

Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्री
since 15 July 2024
Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
StyleHonourable
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toPrime Minister, Parliament
SeatSingha Durbar, Nepal
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo fixed term
PrecursorMinister of Labour, Employment, Women, Children and Social Security

The Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens (Nepali: महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of the Government of Nepal.[1][2] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility to formulate policies for social and economic empowerment to promote the role of women, children, senior citizens and various sections of the society in the sustainable peace and development of the country.[3]

The current minister is Nawal Kishor Sah,[4][5][6] who took office on 15 July 2024.[7]

  1. ^ "Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "Organizations under Ministry". Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ "महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्रालय". महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्रालय. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ Republica. "Newly-appointed Minister for Women Sudi assumes office". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Council of Ministers | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers". Retrieved 2024-07-16.