Government#
federal parliamentary republic
System |
federal parliamentary republic |
Capital |
Kathmandu |
Head of state |
President Ram Chandra POUDEL (since 13 March 2023) |
Head of government |
Prime Minister Sushila KARKI (since 12 September 2025) |
Legislature |
legislature name: Federal Parliament (Sanghiya Sansad); legislative structure: bicameral |
Judiciary |
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and up to 20 judges); judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, a 5-member, high-level advisory body headed by the prime minister; other judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial Council, a 5-member advisory body headed by the chief justice; the chief justice serves a 6-year term; judges serve until age 65; subordinate courts: High Court; district courts |
Constitution |
history: several previous; latest approved by the Second Constituent Assembly 16 September 2015, signed by the president and effective 20 September 2015; amendment process: proposed as a bill by either house of the Federal Parliament; bills affecting a state border or powers delegated to a state must be submitted to the affected state assembly; passage of such bills requires a majority vote of that state assembly membership; bills not requiring state assembly consent require at least two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses of the Federal Parliament; parts of the constitution on the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty vested in the people cannot be amended |
Independence |
1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH) |
Administrative divisions |
7 provinces ( pradesh , singular - pradesh ); Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali, Koshi, Lumbini, Madhesh, Sudurpashchim |
Departments#
TODO. Ministries and authoritative sites, to be filled out.
Hierarchy#
How power is wired. The diagram below carries the generic template; refine the boxes and edges to match the current regime.
flowchart TD
HoS["Head of State"]
HoG["Head of Government"]
Leg["Legislature"]
Jud["Judiciary"]
Cab["Cabinet"]
Foreign["Foreign Affairs"]
Interior["Interior"]
Defense["Defense"]
Finance["Finance"]
Justice["Justice"]
HoS --> HoG
HoG --> Cab
Cab --> Foreign
Cab --> Interior
Cab --> Defense
Cab --> Finance
Cab --> Justice
HoS -.- Leg
HoS -.- Jud
Resources#
Public-facing portals the people use day to day. Operators monitor these for policy changes, official notices, and civil-registry data.
Resource |
Site |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|
National portal |
to be filled |
One-stop government services for citizens. |
Tax / revenue |
to be filled |
Income tax, VAT, customs. |
Civil registry |
to be filled |
Births, deaths, marriages, national ID. |
Immigration |
to be filled |
Visas, residency, naturalisation. |
Health |
to be filled |
Public health, advisories, vaccination records. |
Education |
to be filled |
Curricula, school directories, transcripts. |
Statistics |
to be filled |
Census, economic indicators, opendata. |
Police / emergency |
to be filled |
Reporting, missing persons, emergency contacts. |