Kathmandu, October 29
The government is preparing to convene the next session of the Federal Parliament in December, and has conveyed its plans to Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal.
Speaker Aryal has relayed the message to political parties represented in Parliament. On Thursday, he held discussions with chief whips and whips of the parties at Singha Durbar.
The meeting was attended by Rastriya Swatantra Party Chief Whip Kavindra Burlakoti, Nepali Congress Chief Whip Basana Thapa, Nepali Communist Party Chief Whip Yubaraj Dulal and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chief Whip Khusbu Oli, among others.
The discussions covered bills currently under consideration in Parliament, proposed amendments and clause-by-clause deliberations in parliamentary committees.
The previous session of Parliament ended on October 2. The government has also conveyed its intention to get as many bills as possible passed during the upcoming session.
According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, 36 bills are currently pending in the two houses of the Federal Parliament. Of these, 24 are under consideration in various thematic committees of the House of Representatives.
The Education, Health and Information Technology Committee is considering five bills, while the Finance Committee has four. The International Relations and Tourism Committee, the Women and Social Affairs Committee, and the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee each have three bills under consideration.
The Industry and Commerce, Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee and the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee are each considering two bills, while one bill is pending in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
No bills are currently pending in the committees of the National Assembly.
Only one bill passed by the House of Representatives remains to be presented in the National Assembly. The message concerning the National Service Corps Bill is yet to be presented in the upper house.
Meanwhile, seven additional bills have been registered. The Federal Civil Service Bill, 2026, was registered on the day the previous parliamentary session ended.
Six more bills were registered after the session was prorogued. They include the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority Bill, the Nepal Air Service Authority Bill and the Good Governance (Management and Operation) (First Amendment) Bill.
The other bills are the Building (Second Amendment) Bill, the National Road Safety Bill, and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Bill.
President Ram Chandra Paudel, on the government’s recommendation, prorogued the parliamentary session effective from midnight on October 2.
One bill has been presented in the House but remains under consideration. According to Secretariat spokesperson Giri, the Diploma Engineering Council Bill is pending in the House.
Two other bills have completed committee deliberations and had reports prepared. The committee report on the First Amendment Bill, 2026, concerning the service, conditions and benefits of office-bearers of constitutional bodies, has been presented in the House and is under consideration.
The committee report on the Nepal Rastra Bank Third Amendment Bill has been completed and received by the Secretariat, Giri said.
A total of 12 bills have been passed by both houses of the Federal Parliament and authenticated by the President.
Parliament has also considered and passed six treaties and conventions.
