The Chief Secretary (Nepali: मुख्य सचिव) is the chief administrative officer and senior–most civil servant of the Government of Nepal. The chief secretary is the head of the Cabinet Secretariat and is the secretary of the cabinet and the constitutional council.[2] The Cabinet Secretary enforces cabinet discipline and coordinates between ministries.
| Chief Secretary of Nepal | |
|---|---|
| Mukhya Saciv | |
 | |
since 30 August 2024 | |
| Status | Head of Permanent Executive |
| Member of | Civil Services of Nepal |
| Reports to | President of Nepal Prime Minister of Nepal |
| Seat | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu |
| Appointer | Council of Ministers of Nepal |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Chandra Bahadur Thapa |
| Formation | 14 October 1955 |
| Succession | 10th (on the Order of precedence in Nepal) |
| Salary | NRs 77,211 monthly[1] |
| Website | www |
The current Chief Secretary of Nepal is Ek Narayan Aryal.[3]
List of Chief Secretaries
edit| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Chandra Bahadur Thapa | 14 October 1955 | 28 June 1959 |
| Kul Shekhar Sharma | 11 April 1966 | 7 January 1969 |
| Krishna Bam Malla | 8 January 1969 | 9 January 1972 |
| Chhetra Bikram Rana | 10 January 1972 | 10 August 1973 |
| Pradyumna Lal Rajbhandari | 11 August 1973 | 10 August 1977 |
| Krishna Bahadur Manandhar | 11 August 1977 | 10 August 1981 |
| Bhogendra Nath Rimal | 11 August 1981 | 10 August 1985 |
| Karna Bhoj Adhikari | 11 August 1985 | 10 August 1989 |
| Lok Bahadur Shrestha | 11 August 1989 | 1 February 1991 |
| Damodar Prasad Gautam | 3 February 1991 | 5 November 1992 |
| Madhusudan Prasad Gorkhali | 6 November 1992 | 9 November 1994 |
| Dr. Ishwar Prasad Upadhyaya | 13 November 1994 | 11 December 1996 |
| Balram Singh Malla | 12 December 1996 | 14 August 1999 |
| Tirtha Man Shakya | 15 August 1999 | 14 March 2002 |
| Keshav Raj Rajbhandari | 3 April 2002 | 19 September 2002 |
| Bimal Koirala | 21 September 2002 | 31 August 2005 |
| Lokman Singh Karki | 19 September 2005 | 11 May 2006 |
| Mukunda Sharma Paudel | 4 June 2006 | 3 August 2006 |
| Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire | 4 August 2006 | 5 August 2009 |
| Madhav Prasad Ghimire | 6 August 2009 | 5 August 2012 |
| Leela Mani Paudyal | 6 August 2012 | 6 August 2015 |
| Dr. Som Lal Subedi | 7 August 2015 | 12 July 2017 |
| Rajendra Kishor Chhetri | 13 July 2017 | 24 October 2017 |
| Lok Darshan Regmi | 25 October 2017 | 1 October 2020 |
| Shanker Das Bairagi | 1 October 2020[5] | 15 June, 2023 |
| Dr. Baikuntha Aryal | 15 June 2023 | 23 June 2024 |
| Lila Devi Gadtaula | 25 July 2024 | 30 August 2024 |
| Ek Narayan Aryal | 30 August 2024 | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://edusanjal.com/blog/salary-civil-servants-nepal/
- ^ "Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Ek Narayan Aryal appointed chief secretary |". www.kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "नेपाल सरकारका पूर्व मुख्यसचिवहरु | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers". www.opmcm.gov.np. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Chief Secretary | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers". www.opmcm.gov.np. Retrieved 2018-04-01.