Kathmandu, October 26
A total of 36 bills are currently pending in Nepal’s Federal Parliament, with 24 under consideration by various thematic committees of the House of Representatives, according to the Federal Parliament Secretariat.
The Education, Health and Information Technology Committee has five bills under consideration, 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 pending.
Similarly, the Industry and Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest Committee and the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee each have two bills, while the Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee has one.
Ekaram Giri, spokesperson for the Federal Parliament Secretariat, said no bills were currently pending in the committees of the National Assembly.
However, one bill passed by the House of Representatives is awaiting the presentation of its message in the National Assembly. The bill concerns the National Service Corps.
“Currently, 36 bills are pending in the Federal Parliament, including 24 in the committees of the House of Representatives,” Giri said. “No bills are pending in the National Assembly’s committees. Apart from the message on the National Service Corps Bill passed by the House of Representatives, there are no other bills pending in the National Assembly.”
Seven new bills registered in the House
The number of newly registered bills in the House of Representatives has reached seven, including the Federal Civil Service Bill, 2083, which was registered on the final day of the parliamentary session.
President Ram Chandra Paudel, on the government’s recommendation, prorogued the session effective midnight on October 2.
Six additional bills were registered after the session ended, according to Giri.
They include the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority Bill, the Nepal Air Services Authority Bill, the Good Governance (Management and Operation) (First Amendment) Bill, the Buildings (Second Amendment) Bill, the National Road Safety Bill, and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Bill.
Another bill, the Diploma Engineering Council Bill, has been presented in the House and is awaiting further consideration.
Meanwhile, committee reports have been completed for two bills. The report on the First Amendment Bill, 2083, concerning the service conditions and facilities of officeholders of constitutional bodies, has been presented to the House and is pending there.
The committee report on the Nepal Rastra Bank Third Amendment Bill has been prepared and received by the parliamentary 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 approved six treaties and conventions.
Committees to resume discussions after Dashain
The parliamentary secretariat plans to resume discussions on bills pending in committees after the Dashain holiday.
Before the recess, committees had been conducting clause-by-clause discussions on some bills, while preliminary deliberations had begun on others.
The secretariat said discussions would resume after the holiday with the aim of moving the bills towards a conclusion.
