Ministers in the Karnali Province government have publicly disclosed their assets, with details for all six ministers posted on the website of the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers on Wednesday. The disclosures show that some ministers are listed as millionaires, while others have reported debts. Chief Minister Mangal Bahadur Shahi’s assets had been made public earlier; the details of the other ministers had not been disclosed until now.
Disclosures cover all six ministers
The newly published records cover every minister in the provincial government. Their release makes the ministers’ asset details publicly accessible through the provincial government’s official website. The available information does not specify the value or composition of each minister’s holdings, or the amounts owed by those who reported debts.
The publication brings the ministers’ details into the public record after a period in which their assets had not been disclosed. Shahi’s disclosure was already public, so Wednesday’s release concerns the details of the six ministers identified in the reports. The information provided does not indicate whether the records were submitted at the same time or provide further details about the process used to prepare them.
Some ministers listed as millionaires, others in debt
The disclosures describe a varied financial picture among the ministers: some are listed as millionaires, while others carry debts. No individual asset totals, debt amounts, property descriptions or breakdowns of financial holdings are included in the information available for this report. It is therefore not possible to compare the ministers’ reported wealth or liabilities on the basis of those details alone.
The records’ publication allows the public to view the ministers’ declarations, but the summary information does not explain the circumstances behind any reported assets or debts. It also does not state whether the figures reflect personal holdings only or include other categories of assets. Those specifics would need to be read in the individual disclosures posted by the provincial government.
Chief minister’s details were released earlier
Shahi’s assets had already been made public before the ministers’ details were posted. Until Wednesday, the other ministers’ asset information had not been disclosed, according to the reports. The latest publication therefore extends public access to asset details from the chief minister to all six ministers covered in the release.
The announcement concerns the public disclosure of the ministers’ financial details. The information provided does not identify individual ministers as millionaires or as carrying debts, and it does not give further details about the records or any official response to their publication.
