Government of Madhesh Province

Government of Madhesh Province
मधेश प्रदेशको सरकार
Agency overview
HeadquartersMills Area, Janakpur
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Yam Prasad Bhusal[1], Acting Chief Secretary of Madhesh Province
Websitemadhesh.gov.np

The Government of Madhesh Province is the supreme governing authority of Madhesh Province in Nepal.

The governor of the province is appointed by the President of Nepal on the recommendation of the Nepalese cabinet for a period of five years unless freed earlier by the federal government.[2] The head of province is the governor and the chief minister holds the position of the head of the provincial executive. The role of governor is largely ceremonial as the functioning of the government is managed entirely by the chief minister. The governor appoints all ministers and the chief minister.

The province's government seats in Janakpur at the Madhesh Province Provincial Government Secretariat.

Background

The Government of Province No. 2 was formed on February 4, 2018 after the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections.[3] The present legislative structure of Province No. 2 is Unicameral and consists of 107 legislative members (64 members are elected through FPTP and 43 are elected through PR). The normal term of the provincial assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier.

Executive

See also: Saroj Kumar Yadav cabinet, Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, and Governor of Madhesh Province

Legislature

Main articles: Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province and Speaker of the Madhesh Provincial Assembly
  • Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province: Vacant

The province is governed by a parliamentary system of representative democracy. The legislative structure of the province is unicameral. The Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province consists of 107 members who are elected for five-year terms. The province contributes 32 seats to the lower house of the Parliament of Nepal, the House of Representatives and 8 seats to the upper house, the National Assembly.[4][5]

Judiciary

References

  1. ^ "कर्मचारी विवरण | मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय".
  2. ^ "Cabinet recommends guvs, names ad hoc 'workstations'". The Himalayan Times. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. ^ "Seven chief ministers set to take oath". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  4. ^ "Nepal elections explained". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  6. ^ "उच्च अदालत जनकपुर". supremecourt.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-01-15.