What are the new provisions in the bill related to Nepal and Armed Police?

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Bill will remove the 30-year service period of Nepal Police and Armed Police, office assistants and police constables will be allowed to retire after 16 years of service, police assistant constables to police sub-inspectors will be allowed to retire after 18 years of service, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Magh 15, 2081

Kantipur Reporter

What are the new provisions in the bill related to Nepal and Armed Police?

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The bill to amend and unify the bill related to Nepal Police and Armed Police Force has been registered in the Bill Branch under the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament.

According to Trivikram Parajuli, Head of the Bills Branch of the House of Representatives, one of the two bills from the Ministry of Home Affairs has already been registered, while the other bill is in the process of being registered.

Minister of Home Affairs Ramesh Akhtar said that after taking over the leadership of the Ministry of Home Affairs, he will give priority to legal and policy reforms in the subordinate agencies . He has said that he has moved ahead with the amendment and amendment of the law by keeping the issue of making the police organization organized, strong and active in a timely manner for peace and security, non-election and good governance. 

The bill has been brought to formulate a new Police Act by amending and revising the legal provisions of the Police Act, 2012 and implementing directives issued by the Supreme Court on various dates regarding the service conditions of police personnel. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the law has been introduced to make the police service committed to Nepal's constitution and prevailing laws, democracy and legal rule and human rights, gender sensitive, accountable, responsible, effective and professional.

Similarly, the legal provisions in the Armed Police Act, 2058 are amended and revised in a timely manner to draft a new Armed Police Act and to implement the orders of the Supreme Court regarding the service conditions of the Armed Police personnel, and to commit the Armed Police Service to the Constitution of Nepal, prevailing laws and human rights. It is said that the bill has been introduced to make it professional and effective. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the legislation has been introduced as it is necessary to amend and unify the legal provisions related to the armed police in order to deploy them in peace, security and order, disaster management, border security, border crime control, etc. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the 30-year service period of Nepal Police and Armed Police will be abolished in the bill, office assistants and police constables will be allowed to retire after 16 years of service, police assistant constables to police deputy inspectors will be allowed to retire after 18 years of service. The age limit of the Inspector General of Police is 60 years and the service period is 3 years, while the age limit of the Additional Inspector General of Police is 59 years and the service period is 3 years.

'The Police Act, made in 2012, lasted for 69 years from Niawali. Now, if the bill is passed, it will be easier in regular work as well as service delivery,' said the Home Minister.

Bills registered in the Parliament include the formation, administration and operation of the Nepal Police Service, appointment of the Inspector General of Police, work, duties and powers, appointment, transfer and employment of the Police Service, salary, promotion, allowances and other facilities, gratuity and pension, conduct, departmental Provisions including sentencing and appeals, investigation and scope of cases, special police courts and leave are included. 

As envisioned by the Constitution of Nepal, the police organization should be arranged in such a way that it conforms to the constitutional principles with territorial territorial rights and extension to the provincial police, and by following the best practices adopted by other countries in the world in relation to the police, the operation and management of the police should be made more effective, and peace and security should be maintained in the country. To achieve this, a police bill has been submitted to the parliament.

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