The government, which is preparing to divide the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority into two separate institutions, service provider and regulator, has informed the amending parliamentarians through a comparative analysis for the first time through the International Relations and Tourism Committee of the Parliament on Friday that what will be the responsibilities of those institutions.

It is said that the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority will focus only on regulation and flight safety related work, while the new Nepal Air Service Authority will take responsibility for air services and facility operations.

regulatory aspect Nepal Civil Aviation Authority will work only as a regulatory body of the air sector. Its main tasks include issuing aircraft and airport certificates, suspending or revoking them if necessary, managing professional licenses such as pilots and engineers, registering aircraft and evaluating airworthiness. It will also be in charge of setting standards for airports, stopping flights in the event of an accident or danger, and setting rules and standards for airspace.

Nepal Air Service Authority is going to be established on the service side. This new organization will remain as a service provider. It will build, operate and manage the airport. It will be in charge of operating air navigation services that assist aircraft in safe flight and landing, managing communication and monitoring equipment, providing weather information services, and creating the structure of air routes and air areas.

In addition, he will be responsible for collecting fees by providing facilities to passengers and airlines, implementing security measures inside the airport, entering the land or houses around other airports if necessary for flight safety, and controlling birds, wild animals and garbage. To inform the

committee, Tourism Minister Badri Pandey, Tourism Secretary Hari Mainali, Deputy Secretary Tanuja Pokharel, Officer E. A team from the ministry including Suvarnaraj Bhattarai came. The minister-led team presented a comprehensive comparative analysis to the parliamentarians about the bills of both institutions in the committee.

The parliamentarians said that if the government separates the regulating body and the service-providing body, it will be easier to focus equally on both sides. They expected that this would improve air safety, ensure regulation according to international standards and improve the quality of services provided to passengers.

Two bills related to the division of Nepal Civil Aviation Authority into a service provider and a regulatory body were registered by the government in the House of Representatives on January 19, 2018. The committee has been deliberating every month for the past one month on the amendment proposals in the 'Nepal Air Services Authority Act 2081' and 'Nepal Civil Aviation Authority Act 2081' bills registered by Tourism Minister Pandey in Parliament.

Meanwhile, Bhattarai, an officer of the ministry, made a presentation on both bills on behalf of the ministry with a comprehensive comparative analysis comparing them with the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority Act 2053. The proposed bill has proposed to develop the 'Nepal Civil Aviation Authority' established in the year 2053 as a specialized organization that will only work as a regulatory body in the aviation sector of Nepal, which currently works as a regulatory body and a service provider body in Nepal's civil aviation.

A new organization 'Nepal Air Service Authority' bill has been registered in the House to develop air services in a modern, convenient and international standard-compliant airport infrastructure and a safe and reliable air navigation system.