Kathmandu, Apr. 18:His Majesty the King has, in accordance with the constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal-1990 and on the recommendation of Prime Minister, made the changes in the portfolios in the Council of Ministers Constituted under chairmanship of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

The constitution of the Council of Ministers and allocation of portfolios are as follows.

Girija Prasad Koirala —Prime Minister –Royal Palace Affairs, Women, Children and Social Welfare, Defence, Labour and Transport, Management and General Administration

Khum Bahadur Khadka—Minister –Water Resources, Works and Physical Planning

Mahantha Thakur—Minister –Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Ramkrishna Tamrakar—Minister –Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Tarini Datta Chataut—Minister –Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

Amod Prasad Upadhyaya—Minister –Education and Sports

Ministers of State

Baldev Sharma Majgaiya — Minister of State — Agriculture and Cooperatives

Mrs Kamala Devi Pant — Minister of State — Women, Children and Social Welfare

Narendra Bikram Nemwang — Minister of State — Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Dilendra Prasad Badu — Minister of State — Education and Sports

Surendra Hamal — Minister of State — Labour and Transport Management

His Majesty the King has retained the portfolios of the Deputy Prime Minister and the other Ministers.

This is stated in a notice issued today by the Principal Secretariat of His Majesty the King.