# Nepal civil service administrative restructuring > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nepal-civil-service-administrative-restructuring > Updated: 2026-08-10T03:50:00.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. The Nepalese government is implementing a large-scale restructuring of its civil service to transition toward an officer-focused administrative model. Initial efforts focused on reducing high-level staffing, with plans to eliminate approximately 10 secretary-level positions as part of a broader reduction of over 600 civil service posts. Several ministries have completed organizational and management surveys to facilitate these adjustments, following a policy of appointing only one secretary per ministry. Building on this restructuring, the government announced a plan to phase out all Kharidar (junior administrative) and Nayab Subba (mid-level administrative) positions across 18 ministries over the next three years. To achieve this, the government will not recruit replacements for these roles when they become vacant through retirement or resignation. Instead, ministries will transition to employing only officer-level staff and above, while utilizing contract-based workers for support roles such as drivers and office assistants. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-10: Nepal to phase out Kharidar and Nayab Subba posts Nepal plans to eliminate Kharidar and Nayab Subba administrative positions in 18 ministries within three years to create an officer-focused central administration. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nepal-to-phase-out-kharidar-and-nayab-subba-posts ### 2026-07-25: Nepal government to cut 10 secretary-level posts in civil service restructure Nepal plans to cut about 10 secretary-level posts amid a broader civil‑service reduction of over 600 positions, following O&M surveys across nine ministries. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nepal-government-to-cut-10-secretary-level-posts-in-civil-service-restructure --- Cite as: Nepal civil service administrative restructuring. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/nepal-civil-service-administrative-restructuring