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{{Politics of Nepal}}
The Nepalese '''Ministry of Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies''' ({{langx|ne|उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रालय}}) is a [[Government of Nepal|governmental body]] of [[Nepal]] to monitor and manage industries of the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=परिचय परिचय|url=http://www.moi.gov.np/content.php?id=301|publisher=Ministry of Industry, Nepal|accessdate=1 October 2017|language=Nepali}}</ref>
One of the major sub departments is the '''Department of Industry''', which is responsible for the implementation of rules and regulations made by the ministry.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.doind.gov.np/index.php/about/about|publisher=Department of Industry|accessdate=1 October 2017}}</ref> In 2018, under the [[Oli cabinet, 2018|Second Oli cabinet]], the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolios of ''Commerce and Supplies'' was added to the then ''Ministry of Industry'', while the ''Ministry of Commerce'' was discontinued.<ref name="new 2018">{{cite web|title=Matrika Yadav is new industry minister|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/37032/?categoryId=81|publisher=República|accessdate=22 March 2018}}</ref>
Key functions of the ministry include the creation of a conducive atmosphere for industrial development and investment promotion, tasks of regulation and facilitation of internal, bilateral, and regional trade, and the protection and building of industrial infrastructure and intellectual property rights.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Introduction|url=https://moics.gov.np/en/pages/introduction|access-date=2021-05-02|website=moics.gov.np|language=en}}</ref> The ministry also engages in the formulation of policy and program in connection with industry, commerce, and supplies and collaborates with different ministries and entities of the Government of Nepal, the private sector, and international donor communities.<ref name=":0" /> The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies is headquartered in [[Singha Durbar|Singha Darbar]], Kathmandu, Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact Us|url=https://moics.gov.np/en/contact-us|access-date=2021-05-02|website=moics.gov.np|language=en}}</ref>
==Former Ministers of Industry==
This is a list of all Ministers of Industry since the [[2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013]]:
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! scope="col" |
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Party
! scope="col" | Assumed office
! scope="col" | Left office
! scope="col" | Portfolio
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!1
|[[Anil Kumar Jha]]
|[[Sanghiya Sadbhawna Party|Sanghiya Sadbhavna Party]]
|14 September 2011
|14 March 2013
| rowspan="6" |Minister of Industry
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| [[Karna Bahadur Thapa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the new cabinet of ministers|url=http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2014/02/25/meet-the-new-cabinet-of-ministers/|publisher=Nepali Times|accessdate=1 October 2017}}</ref> || [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]] || 25 February 2014 || 14 September 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Acharya, Thapa were preparing to resign: Oli|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2014-09-14/acharya-thapa-were-preparing-to-resign-oli.html|publisher=The Kathmandu Post|accessdate=30 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| [[Mahesh Basnet (Nepalese politician, born 1975)|Mahesh Basnet]]<ref>{{cite web|title=PM KOIRALA ADMINISTERS OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW MINISTERS|url=https://glocalkhabar.com/news/national/pm-koirala-administers-oath-office-new-ministers/|publisher=Glocal Khabar|accessdate=30 October 2017}}</ref>|| [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]] || 14 September 2014 || 12 October 2015
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| [[Som Prasad Pandey]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Oli takes oath in the name of people|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/oli-takes-oath-in-the-name-of-people/|publisher=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=30 October 2017}}</ref>|| [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]] || 12 October 2015 ||
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| [[Nabindra Raj Joshi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=13 new ministers take oath from President|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/13-new-ministers-take-oath-president/|publisher=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=26 October 2017}}</ref>|| [[Nepali Congress]] || 26 August 2016 || 11 September 2017
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| [[Sunil Bahadur Thapa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Newly appointed ministers sworn in|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/newly-appointed-ministers-sworn/|publisher=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=30 October 2017}}</ref> || [[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]] || 11 September 2017 || 14 February 2018
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| [[Matrika Prasad Yadav]]<ref name="new 2018"/>|| [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)]] <small>until 17 May 2018</small> <br/> [[Nepal Communist Party]] <small>from 17 May 2018</small> || 26 February 2018 ||20 November 2019 || rowspan="7" | Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies
|-
!8
|[[Lekh Raj Bhatta]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Newly appointed ministers take oath |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/newly-appointed-ministers-take-oath/ |publisher=The Himalayan Times |accessdate=26 May 2020 |date=21 November 2019}}</ref>
|[[Nepal Communist Party]]
|20 November 2019
|20 May 2021
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| [[Raj Kishor Yadav]]|| [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]] || 10 June 2021	 || 22 June 2021  ||
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! scope="row" | 10
| [[Gajendra Bahadur Hamal]]|| [[Nepali Congress]] || 8 October 2021	 || 10 October 2021  ||
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! scope="row" | 11
| [[Dilendra Prasad Badu]]|| [[Nepali Congress]] || 7 April 2022 || 26 December 2022  ||
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! scope="row" | 12
| [[Damodar Bhandari]]|| [[CPN (UML)]] || 26 December 2022 || 27 February 2023  ||
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! scope="row" | 13
| [[Ramesh Rijal]]|| [[Nepali Congress]] || 31 March 2023   ||  ||
|-
|}
== Current Organization ==
=== Divisions ===
There are seven divisions in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Divisions Projects Branches|url=https://moics.gov.np/en/office-link/11|access-date=2021-05-02|website=moics.gov.np|language=en}}</ref>
* Multilateral Trade and Trade Cooperation Division
* Industrial and Investment Promotion Division
* Bilateral and Regional Trade Division
* Industrial Infrastructure and Environment Division
* Administration and Enterprises Division
* Supply Management and Consumer Protection Division
* Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division
=== Departments ===
The MoICS is also divided into six departments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Divisions Projects Branches|url=https://moics.gov.np/en/office-link/12|access-date=2021-05-02|website=moics.gov.np|language=en}}</ref>
==== Department of Industry ====
The Department of Industry is one of the major agencies at the MoICS which is responsible for the implementation of policy, act, rules, and regulations related to industrial development.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=About - Department of Industry|url=https://www.doind.gov.np/index.php/about/about|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.doind.gov.np}}</ref> The department administers and facilitates middle and large scale industries that have fixed assets of more than 100 million Nepalese rupees.<ref name=":1" /> The current Director General is Mr. Jiblal Bhusal.<ref name=":1" />
The major functions of the Department of Industry are as follows:<ref name=":1" />
* Promote local and foreign investment for industrial development.
* Support in the formulation of acts and laws related to industrial as well as foreign investment.
* Approve industry registration and provide a license to the industries which require permission.
* Register medium and large scale industries that have fixed assets of more than 100 million Nepalese rupees.
* Provide permission for foreign investment, technological transfer, and foreign loan; register foreign investment based industries.
* Recommend visas for foreign investors.
* Recommend facilities and concessions accorded to industries.
* Perform administrative work related to industrial property.
* Approve Initial Environment Examination (IEE) report of the industry.
* Prepare raw material consumption norms for the industry.
* Monitor environmental compliance of the industry.
* Recommend [[Certificate of origin|Certificate of Origin]] for the products for preferential entry into India as per Nepal-India Trade Treaty.
* Act as the secretariat to the Industry and Investment Promotion Board and One Stop Service for the administration of various facilities as provided by [[International Energy Agency]] (IEA).
==== Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection Department ====
There are three main objectives of the Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection Department:<ref>{{Cite web|title=उद्देश्य बाणिज्य आपूर्ति तथा उपभोक्ता संरक्षण विभाग|url=https://www.doc.gov.np/Objective|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.doc.gov.np}}</ref>
# To regulate and facilitate internal trade business including foreign and inter-state trade of the commercial sector and reduce trade deficits.
# To protect the rights of consumers by ensuring a clean, transparent, and competitive market while providing access to quality goods and services to customers.
# To prepare a statistical basis for the supply system of domestic and foreign trade.
==== Company Registrar's Office ====
The current Registrar is Mr. Pradeep Raj Adhikari.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office of The Company Registrar|url=http://ocr.gov.np/staff|access-date=2021-05-02|website=ocr.gov.np}}</ref> The office has registered over 260,000 companies and issued over 253 trillion Nepali rupees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office of The Company Registrar|url=http://ocr.gov.np/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=ocr.gov.np}}</ref>
==== [[Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology]] ====
The Nepal Institute of Standards was established in 1976, to develop national standards and to formulate concerning acts and rules.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology|url=http://nbsm.gov.np/content.php?id=27|access-date=2021-05-02|website=nbsm.gov.np}}</ref> In 1981, the Nepal Institute of Standards was renamed and restructured into the Nepal Bureau of Standards as a full-fledged department of the Ministry of Industry.<ref name=":2" /> In 1988, the Department of Weights and Measures of the Ministry of Finance was merged with the Nepal Bureau of Standards and was restructured into the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology and has been acting as such ever since.<ref name=":2" /> The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has offices in [[Biratnagar]], [[Janakpur]], [[Birgunj]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Pokhara]], [[Butwal]], [[Nepalgunj]], [[Dhangadhi]], [[Jhapa District|Jhapa]], [[Birendranagar]], and Silgadhi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology|url=http://nbsm.gov.np/content.php?id=46|access-date=2021-05-02|website=nbsm.gov.np}}</ref> The current Director General is Mr. Bishwa Babu Pudasaini.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology|url=http://nbsm.gov.np/content.php?id=32|access-date=2021-05-02|website=nbsm.gov.np}}</ref>
==== Department of Mines and Geology ====
The Department of Mines and Geology is the sole government organization responsible for all types of geological survey, mineral exploration, and administration of mining rules and regulations in Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Mines and Geology - Common-page|url=https://www.dmgnepal.gov.np/introduction|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.dmgnepal.gov.np}}</ref> The current Deputy Director General is Dr. Rajendra Prasad Bhandari.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Mines and Geology - Common-page|url=https://www.dmgnepal.gov.np/who-is-who|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.dmgnepal.gov.np}}</ref>
The major activities of the department cover five main fields of study:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Mines and Geology - Common-page|url=https://www.dmgnepal.gov.np/major-activities|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.dmgnepal.gov.np}}</ref>
# Geo-Scientific Survey and Research
# Engineering and Environmental Geological studies and Hazard assessments
# Seismo-tectonic studies and Earthquake monitoring
# Mineral exploration, evaluation and promotion of mineral based industries and administration of mineral and mining rules and regulations
# Petroleum and Natural Gas Exploration
==== Micro, Cottage and Small Industry Promotion Center ====
The Micro, Cottage and Small Industry Promotion Center was established to carry out works related to the development and promotion of small enterprises and small scale industries.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=परिचय – Micro, Cottage and Small Industry Promotion Center|url=https://www.mcsipc.gov.np/%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%9a%e0%a4%af/|access-date=2021-05-02|language=en-US}}</ref> The center is located in the industrial complex of Tripureshwor, Kathmandu.<ref name=":3" /> The current General Secretary is Mr. Pushparaj Shahi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=परिवार – Micro, Cottage and Small Industry Promotion Center|url=https://www.mcsipc.gov.np/%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b0/|access-date=2021-05-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Department Institute Committee Board ===
There are twenty-three members of the Department Institute Committee Board:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Divisions Projects Branches|url=https://moics.gov.np/en/office-link/14|access-date=2021-05-02|website=moics.gov.np|language=en}}</ref>
* Hetauda Cement Industries Limited
* Trade and Export Promotion Center (TEPC)
* Udayapur Cement Industries Ltd.
* Nepal Aushadhi Limited
* Dhauwadi Iron Company Limited
* National Center for Productivity and Economic Development
* Industrial District Management Limited
* Janakpur Cigarette Factory Limited
* Industrial Business Development Establishment
* Nepal Orient Magnesite Pvt. Ltd
* Nepal Metal Company Limited
* Biratnagar Jute Mills Limited
* Butwal Yarn Factory Limited
* Gorkhali Rubber Industries Limited
* Himal Cement Company Ltd.
* Nepal Transport and Warehouse Management Company Limited
* Food Management and Trade Company Limited
* [[Nepal Oil Corporation]]
* Salt Trading Corporation Limited
* [[Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board]]
* Industrial Management Limited (IDML)
* Special Economic Authority Zone, Nepal
== Current Projects ==
=== Nepal-India Regional Trade and Transport Project (NIRTTP) ===
The NIRTTP is a World Bank-financed transport project to improve the efficiency of cross-border trade, including through improving sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (SPS) management, cross-border infrastructure and procedures, and trade-related capacities and has been effective since September 2013.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Nepal Strategic Road and Connectivity Improvement Project (SRCTIP), and Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project (NIRTTP)|url=https://moics.gov.np/uploads/shares/news_notice/nirttp.pdf|access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref> NIRTTP aims to decrease transport time and logistics cost for bilateral trade between Nepal and India and transit trade along the Kathmandu-[[Kolkata]] corridor for the benefit of traders by reducing key infrastructure bottlenecks in Nepal and by adopting modern approaches to border management.<ref name=":4" /> The project has three main components: Component A: Modernize transport and transit arrangements between Nepal and India; Component B: Strengthen Trade-Related Institutional Capacity in Nepal; Component C: Improve Select Trade Related Infrastructure.<ref name=":4" /> Component C includes expanding and upgrading the 33&nbsp;km Narayanghat-Mugling (N-M) road section, development of [[Inland Clearance Depot]] (ICD) in Kathmandu, and the improvement of the ICDs at Birgunj and [[Bhairahawa]].
=== NEC Trade ===
Netreshwori Engineering Consultancy was established on April 19, 2016, with the aim of providing multidisciplinary consulting services and contributing to Nepal's national development.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Front Page|url=http://necnepal.com/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=NEC Nepal|language=en-US}}</ref>  The NEC is registered as a private consultancy firm through the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies.<ref name=":5" /> The company provides areas of expertise in engineering, planning and design, architectural design of facilities, and supervision.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Areas of expertise|url=http://necnepal.com/areas-of-expertise/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=NEC Nepal|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Rural Enterprises and Remittances Project (RERP) "SAMRIDDHI" ===
The RERP is a seven-year project jointly initiated by the MoICS and the [[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] (IFAD).<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last1=Project|first1=Rural Enterprises and Remittances|last2=RERP|title=About Us {{!}} RERP|url=https://rerp.moics.gov.np/en/pages/aboutus|access-date=2021-05-02|website=rerp.moics.gov.np}}</ref> The project aims at reducing poverty with employment-focused and inclusive economic development by providing sustainable sources of income to poor households, migrant families, and returnees through the creation of micro, small, and rural medium-sized enterprises as a means of developing local businesses and creating jobs and specifically includes returning migrants.<ref name=":6" /> RERP is being implemented from December 2015 to December 2022 with total funding of approximately US$23.23 million which includes grants from IFAD, contributions from the Government of Nepal, and expected contributions from the private sector and project beneficiaries.<ref name=":6" /> The Project covers 16 districts [[Morang District|Morang]], [[Sunsari District|Sunsari]], [[Saptari District|Saptari]], [[Siraha]], [[Bhojpur District, Nepal|Bhojpur]], [[Dhankuta District|Dhankuta]], [[Khotang District|Khotang]], [[Tehrathum District|Terhathum]], [[Udayapur District|Udayapur]], [[Bara District|Bara]], [[Dhanusha District|Dhanusa]], [[Mahottari District|Mahotari]], [[Rautahat District|Rautahat]], [[Sarlahi District|Sarlahi]], [[Okhaldhunga District|Okhaldhunga]] and [[Sindhuli District|Sindhuli]].<ref name=":6" /> The geographic area follows a road corridor approach linking districts along the main roads running south to north to facilitate the connection of hill districts to larger markets in [[Terai]].<ref name=":6" />
Some key performance indicators include:<ref name=":6" />
* A 10% reduction in the prevalence of child malnutrition, as compared to the baseline.
* At least 33% of target entrepreneurs, vocational trainees, and apprentices are women.
* 30,000 rural youth have accessed job placement services.
* 30,000 RERP/SAMRIDDHI-supported enterprises (20,300 new and 9,700 existing) are still in business after 3 years, of which 33% are owned by women and 30% are owned by migrant returnees.
* 21,000 RERP/SAMRIDDHI-supported vocational trainees and apprentices, of which 33% of women, have had gainful employment over at least 6 months.
=== Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty Alleviation (MEDPA) ===
In 1998, the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the [[United Nations Development Programme|United Nations Development Program (UNDP)]] started implementing the [[Micro-Enterprise Development Programme|Micro Enterprise Development Program]] (MEDEP) with the aim to cater to the needs of socially excluded groups living below the poverty line by promoting off-farm employment.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=MedepInformation - Micro-Enterprise Development|url=https://medpa.moics.gov.np/Home/MedepInformation?infoId=12|access-date=2021-05-03|website=medpa.moics.gov.np}}</ref> Eventually the GoN internalized the program into Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty Alleviation (MEDPA) and implemented it under its own resources through the then Ministry of Industry in the fiscal year of 2009/2010.<ref name=":7" /> After the departure of the MEDEP in July 2018, the GoN has implemented MEDPA in all 753 local levels.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=About - Micro-Enterprise Development|url=https://medpa.moics.gov.np/Home/About?infoId=11|access-date=2021-05-03|website=medpa.moics.gov.np}}</ref> The government has also allocated a budget of 2.24 billion Nepali Rupees to the MEDPA for the current fiscal year of 2020/2021.<ref name=":8" /> The target group of the MEDPA consists of at least 70% women, 30% [[Dalit]], 40% [[Adivasi|Janajati]]/Indigenous, 40% [[Madheshi people|Madhesi]], 60% youth of ages 16–40 years old.<ref name=":8" /> A 2020 government employment plan prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, [[Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Nepal)|Ministry of Labor]], the Federal Affairs and General Administration, and representatives from the private sector was submitted to the MoICS.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=बन्यो रोजगारीको योजना : तत्काललाई कृषि, दीर्घकाललाई उद्योग|url=https://ekantipur.com/business/2020/05/20/158993769648266698.html?author=1|access-date=2021-05-03|website=ekantipur.com|language=ne}}</ref> The report stated that 80,000 people can be provided employment through the MEDPA and a budget of 2.27 billion Nepali Rupees would be required.<ref name=":9" />
==See also==
*[[Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology]]
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