KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) Member of Parliament, Surendra Raj Acharya has been sworn in as a Minister on Sunday afternoon.

Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda appointed Acharya as the Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens.

President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath to Acharya this afternoon.

Ith this, Nepali Congress has 9 ministers in the PM Dahal-led government.