Minister of Agriculture, Forests & Environmentकृषि, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्री

Gita
Chaudhary

गीता चौधरी

A lawyer who gave free legal aid to the helpless, now taking that same instinct for fairness into Nepal's fields, forests, and fertiliser supply chains.असहायलाई निःशुल्क कानूनी सहायता दिने कानून व्यवसायी — अहिले त्यही निष्पक्षताको भावना नेपालका खेत, वन र मल आपूर्ति व्यवस्थामा लागू गर्दै।

Gita Chaudhary

33

years old, sworn in March 2026वर्ष उमेर, मार्च २०२६ मा शपथ

From the courtroom to the cabinetअदालतदेखि मन्त्रिपरिषद्सम्म

A lawyer trained at Nepal Law Campus, Geeta Chaudhary spent years offering free legal aid to those who could not afford it. Her political awakening traces back to the 2006 People's Movement, when she joined student protests for democracy and civil rights. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Rastriya Swatantra Party's proportional list in 2026, she was sworn in as a minister that March — first holding Forests and Environment, then Agriculture and Livestock Development, before the two were merged into a single Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment in May 2026.नेपाल ल क्याम्पसबाट कानून पढेकी गीता चौधरीले वर्षौंसम्म असहायहरूलाई निःशुल्क कानूनी सेवा दिइन्। २०६३ सालको जनआन्दोलनदेखि नै उनको राजनीतिक चेतना सुरु भएको थियो, जब उनले प्रजातन्त्र र नागरिक अधिकारका लागि विद्यार्थी आन्दोलनमा सहभागिता जनाइन्। राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीको समानुपातिक सूचीबाट २०२६ मा प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्यमा निर्वाचित भएपछि, सोही मार्चमा उनले मन्त्री पदको शपथ लिइन् — पहिले वन तथा वातावरण, त्यसपछि कृषि तथा पशुपन्छी विकास मन्त्रालयको जिम्मेवारी सम्हालिन्, जुन मे २०२६ मा एकीकृत कृषि, वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रालयमा गाभियो।

“Agriculture is the foundation of Nepal's development, and scientists like you have a crucial responsibility in driving reforms.”“कृषि नेपालको विकासको जग हो, र तपाईं जस्ता वैज्ञानिकहरूको सुधार ल्याउने ठूलो जिम्मेवारी छ।”

Portfolioजिम्मेवारी

Agriculture, Forests & Environment

Partyपार्टी

Rastriya Swatantra Party

Electedनिर्वाचित

Proportional list, Tharu women's cluster · 2026

Backgroundपृष्ठभूमि

Lawyer, Nepal Law Campus · free legal-aid work

Where the work is goingकार्यको दिशा

Four priorities, one goalचार प्राथमिकता, एउटै लक्ष्य

Farmer registration & digital accessकिसान सूचीकरण तथा डिजिटल पहुँच

2.63 million farmers registered nationwide, with insurance, seed, and weather-advisory systems (ALIS, DESES) now digitally linked across all seven provinces.

Fertiliser & seed reformमल तथा बीउ सुधार

Minimum support prices set for paddy and wheat, GI protection secured for orange and large cardamom, and 350,000 tonnes of fertiliser brought in to meet planting-season demand.

International partnershipsअन्तर्राष्ट्रिय साझेदारी

New funding and cooperation agreements with GEF, KOICA, FAO, WWF, and the Zoological Society of London — spanning climate-resilient rice, dairy productivity, and wildlife conservation.

Forest & wildlife protectionवन तथा वन्यजन्तु संरक्षण

141 animals rescued from human-wildlife conflict, 110 firefighters deployed against forest fires in Madhesh and Lumbini, and carbon-trade revenue redirected to community forestry.

What the ministry has reportedमन्त्रालयले सार्वजनिक गरेका तथ्यांक

From the ministry’s official 100-day progress report, Chaitra 2082–Ashar 2083.मन्त्रालयको आधिकारिक १०० दिने प्रगति प्रतिवेदनबाट, चैत्र २०८२–असार २०८३।

2.63M

farmers registered nationwideकिसान सूचीकृत

49,220

livestock & agriculture insurance policies issuedपशुपन्छी बीमालेख जारी

89,191t

fertiliser sold to farmers in 4 monthsमल बिक्री (४ महिना)

141

animals rescued from human-wildlife conflictवन्यजन्तु उद्धार

Recent updatesहालैका समाचार

26 June 2026

Cooperation agreement signed with Red Panda Network for species conservationरेड पाण्डा संरक्षणका लागि Red Panda Network सँग सम्झौता

14 May 2026

Cooperation agreement signed with the Zoological Society of LondonZoological Society of London सँग सहकार्य सम्झौता

28 April 2026

10-year cooperation scope signed with WWF Nepal on wildlife conservationवन्यजन्तु संरक्षणमा WWF नेपालसँग १० वर्षे सहकार्य सम्झौता

27 March 2026

New government sworn in; the ministry's 100-day work plan beginsनयाँ सरकार गठन; मन्त्रालयको १०० दिने कार्ययोजना सुरु