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The Civil Service Bill, which has been a long time thorny issue for both the political leadership and the staff, has finally been passed by the House of Representatives. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Sunday while retaining the provision regarding 'cooling off period' which has become a matter of great interest recently. The Bill will now be sent to the National Assembly.
In the bill, is provided that employees cannot take constitutional, political, diplomatic and administrative appointments for two years after resignation or retirement (cooling-off period). The current incumbent secretaries have been opposing it. In relation to the provision made in the bill, Brief conversation with former chairman of Public Service Commission Umesh Prasad Mainali : The Federal Civil Bill was passed with the provision of cooling off period, how do you see it?
requires a cooling off period. Because if appointed immediately, there will be a conflict of interest. For example, if a secretary is appointed as auditor general while still holding the post, he has to look after his own account. There is an audit only next year. If a secretary becomes the head of an authority, he may need to see his own file immediately. A cooling-off period of two years may have brought them out. Then it's okay to appoint. Other countries also have a cooling off period. There is a ban on working in the private sector, while here it is prohibited in the constitutional body.
Cooling off period is more necessary for chief secretary, secretary and joint secretary?
may be due to the influence of higher-ups. It is not necessary to apply it to all posts.
What do you see to be corrected in the National Assembly?
This bill had to be corrected from the draft stage. How to make the civil service accountable to citizens through this act? The focus should have been on how to improve the relationship between the politicians and the bureaucracy, but it did not seem to pay attention to these things that should ensure the accountability of the employees. There are topics like promotion, moral development, security of old employees. There was no question of correcting these issues by the National Assembly. It seems that the correction situation may not come. If the
is to be corrected, is there a place for the National Assembly?
High-ranking employees are trying to remove the cooling-off period, they will do it there too. All of them have to take another appointment after passing the post, so they are opposed to the cooling off period. Still, this arrangement can be a tug of war.
