Press Release – Initial Ministry of Natural Resources Public Day Completed
– Minister of Natural Resources expresses thanks to stakeholders for cooperation The Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat M.P., today concluded his first ‘Public Day’ hosted at his Duke Street Office. The Minister, along with his team comprising of senior Ministry staff and Heads of Agencies, have been able…
inistry of Natural Resources (MNR) as it is known was established on December 17, 2011 as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) with a primary focus of harmonizing policy and management in the Natural resources-based sectors. However, following the appointment of the new Government in May 2015, the institutional structure of the MNRE changed and it became a Department of Natural Resources and Environment under the purview of the Ministry of Presidency. A second change occurred on January 18, 2016 which saw the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment transformed to into the Ministry of Natural Resources.
