The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation ( ne, भूमि व्यवस्था,सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्रालय) is a governmental ministry of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

responsible for

land administration Land administration is the way in which the rules of land tenure are applied and made operational. Land administration, whether formal or informal, comprises an extensive range of systems and processes to administer. The processes of land administra ...

and management activities which ensures efficient and effective administration and sustainable management of available land resources throughout the country. The ministry, then called Ministry of Land Reform and Management, was merged with the Ministry of Co-operatives and Poverty Alleviation to form the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives in February 2018, but was reopened and renamed as a separate ministry in August 2018 as the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.

History

The ministry was established in 1964 with three directorates (land reform, cooperatives and cadastral survey). One year later, three further directorates were added to its portfolio (agriculture, food and land management). In 1970, the Ministry split into the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Ministry of

Panchayat The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...

, Home and Land Reform. The ministry received its last portfolio of Land Reform and Management in 1986. Gopal Dahit of

Nepal Loktantrik Forum The Nepal Loktantrik Forum (translation: ''Nepal Democratic Forum'') was a political party in Nepal. The party was established on April 5, 2017, after merging with the Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum (Democratic), the Rastriya Janamukti Party (Democ ...

under the Deuba Cabinet served as the last Minister of Land Reform and Management until the ministry was dissolved in 2018 and merged into the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives following the second Oli cabinet's decision to reduce the number of ministries in Nepal. Due to a cabinet expansion, the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation was reopened while the agriculture-related portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development.

Organisational structure

Four departments served under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work: *Department of Land Information And Archive *Department of Land Reform and Management *Survey Department *Land Management Training Centre (in Dhulikhel, Kavre)

Former Ministers of Land Reform and Management

This is a list of all Ministers of Land Reform and Management after the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

References

Land Reform and Management 1964 establishments in Nepal Poverty in Nepal {{Nepal-stub