Janata Samajbadi Party lawmaker Birendra Prasad Mahato has been inducted into the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government.

Mahato has been assigned the Ministry of Forest and Environment portfolio.

Similarly, Pramila Kumari of the same party has also been appointed as the state Minister for Education, Science and Technology.

The portfolios were assigned by President Ramchandra Paudel on the recommendation of Prime Minister Dahal.