Kathmandu, May 9
Soon after the transfer of 60 Chief District Officers two weeks ago, the government has transferred more than a dozen joint secretaries working at various ministries and departments.
A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday decided to transfer as many as 18 joint secretaries.
The government had also transferred 30 secretaries recently.
Following is the list of joint secretaries who have been transferred on Wednesday:
| SN | Name | Current office | Transferred to |
| 1 | Prem Raj Joshi | Bharatpur Metropolitan City Office | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 2 | Netra Prasad Subedi | National Reconstruction Authority | Bharatpur Metropolitan Office |
| 3 | Dinesh Kumar Ghimire | Election Commission | Office of the Prime Minister |
| 4 | Navaraj Dhakal | Election Commission | Ministry of Industry |
| 5 | Madhusudan Burlakoti | Ministry of Industry | Ministry of Health |
| 6 | Sadan KC | Ministry of Health | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) |
| 7 | Kumar Prasad Dahal | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) | Biratnagar Metropolitan City Office |
| 8 | Ved Bahadur Karki | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) | Department of Civil Registration |
| 9 | Mukunda Niraula | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) | National Reconstruction Authority |
| 10 | Gangaram Gelal | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) | Election Commission |
| 11 | Kul Prasad Chudal | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) | Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens |
| 12 | Rajeshwar Gyawali | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) | Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office |
| 13 | Binod Prakash Singh | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) | Ministry of Industry |
| 14 | Anandaram KC | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of General Administration (reserve) |
| 15 | Tulsiram Sedhai | National Women Commission | Ministry of Defence |
| 16 | Chandraman Shrestha | Ministry of Forest and Environment | National Women Commission |
| 17 | Tikaram Ghimire | Ministry of Agriculture | Ministry of Forest and Environment |
| 18 | Pramila Devi Shakya | National Vigilance Centre | Ministry of Physical Infrastructures and Transport |
