Foreign minister at odds with ministry officials downsizing Nepal’s diplomatic outreach

Minister Khanal is under pressure from the finance minister to reduce the number of Nepali missions abroad to cut costs.

One of the primary agendas of the current Balendra Shah government is to restructure the oversized bureaucracy to ensure more effective service delivery and reduce public expenditure. In line with this effort, the government has slashed the number of ministries to 18 from 21.