Rudra Singh TamangSecretary, Government of Nepal
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Rudra Singh Tamang

Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and SuppliesGovernment of Nepal. PhD scholar, Tribhuvan University.

A career civil servant with more than two decades in Nepal's public administration, with senior roles in industry and commerce, energy and water resources, federal affairs, immigration, provincial government and the capital's metropolitan office.

Current post
Secretary, MoICS
Previous post
Joint Secretary, MoEWRI
In service since
2061 BS (2005)
Office
Singhadurbar, Kathmandu
Permanent address
Thaprek-3, Nuwakot, Bagmati Province

About

Rudra Singh Tamang is Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Government of Nepal, one of the most senior positions in the country's civil service. He was promoted to Secretary in 2083 BS (2026), after more than twenty-one years in the Nepal Administrative Service. He is from Thaprek in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province.

He joined the service in 2061 BS (2005) as a Tax Officer at the Inland Revenue Office in Bharatpur, Chitwan, and later served at the Inland Revenue Office in Kathmandu. As Under Secretary he worked at the National Planning Commission Secretariat and the Ministry of Local Development, then served as Local Development Officer in Dhading and in his home district of Nuwakot.

Since his promotion to Joint Secretary in 2071 BS (2015), he has worked at Kathmandu Metropolitan City and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, led the Department of Tourism as Director General, and served as Province Secretary at Bagmati Province's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law. He went on to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the Department of Immigration, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, and the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

Alongside his public service, he is pursuing a PhD at Tribhuvan University, building on master's degrees in Public Administration and Sociology.

Career

From tax officer to Secretary in the Nepal Administrative Service. Years are in Bikram Sambat (BS), with the Gregorian year below.

Secretary, Special Class

2083 BS onward
  1. 2083 BS2026 to present

    Secretary Current

    Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies

    Promoted to Secretary and posted to the ministry responsible for Nepal's industry, trade and supplies policy.

Joint Secretary, Gazetted First Class

2071 to 2083 BS
  1. 2082–2083 BS2025–2026

    Joint Secretary

    Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

  2. 2081–2082 BS2024–2025

    Joint Secretary

    Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration

  3. 2080–2081 BS2023–2024

    Director General

    Department of Immigration, Kathmandu

  4. 2079–2080 BS2023

    Joint Secretary

    National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Kathmandu

  5. 2079 BS2022–2023

    Joint Secretary

    Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration

  6. 2078–2079 BS2021–2022

    Province Secretary

    Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Bagmati Province, Hetauda

    On assignment to the provincial government.

  7. 2077–2078 BS2020–2021

    Director General

    Department of Tourism, Kathmandu

  8. 2076–2078 BS2020–2021

    Joint Secretary

    Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

    Two postings, before and after leading the Department of Tourism.

  9. 2072–2076 BS2015–2020

    Joint Secretary

    Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development

    The ministry was renamed the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration in 2074 BS (2018).

  10. 2072 BS2015

    Chief Executive Officer

    Kathmandu Metropolitan City

  11. 2071 BS2015

    Joint Secretary

    Ministry of General Administration

    Promoted to Joint Secretary.

Under Secretary and Local Development Officer, Gazetted Second Class

2066 to 2071 BS
  1. 2071 BS2014–2015

    Local Development Officer

    District Development Committee, Dhading

  2. 2069–2071 BS2012–2014

    Local Development Officer

    District Development Committee, Nuwakot

  3. 2068–2069 BS2012

    Under Secretary

    Ministry of Local Development, Lalitpur

  4. 2066–2068 BS2009–2012

    Under Secretary

    National Planning Commission Secretariat

    Promoted to Under Secretary.

Tax Officer, Gazetted Third Class

2061 to 2066 BS
  1. 2063–2066 BS2007–2009

    Tax Officer

    Inland Revenue Office, Kathmandu

  2. 2061–2063 BS2005–2007

    Tax Officer

    Inland Revenue Office, Bharatpur, Chitwan

    Appointed to the Nepal Administrative Service, Revenue group.

Areas of work

Industry, commerce and supplies

Administrative leadership of the ministry as Secretary.

Federalism and local governance

Local Development Officer in Nuwakot and Dhading, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, federal ministries and Bagmati Province.

Tourism and civil aviation

Director General of the Department of Tourism and Joint Secretary in the tourism ministry.

Immigration and disaster management

Leadership of the Department of Immigration and service at the national disaster risk authority.

Energy and water resources

Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

Revenue and national planning

Tax Officer at the Inland Revenue Department and Under Secretary at the National Planning Commission.

Education

  1. Ongoing

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) In progress

    Tribhuvan University

  2. 2005 – 2007

    Master's in Public Administration

    Purbanchal University

  3. 2000 – 2002

    Master's in Sociology

    Tribhuvan University

Contact

For official matters, please contact the Secretary's office at the ministry. For personal correspondence, use the personal email.

Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Government of Nepal

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