By reducing the number of secretaries and joint secretaries to the government, the parliamentarians have agreed to create an additional secretary post so that the state is not burdened. The members of the sub-committee formed by the State Order and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives to reach a consensus on the draft of the Bill on "Federal Civil Service Formation and Operation and Conditions of Service" have reached the conclusion that no more than one secretary post should be held in any ministry, constitutional commission and agency.

According to sub-committee coordinator Dilendra Prasad Badu, the posts of secretaries will be reduced in ministries, commissions and offices with less workload. "We have agreed to create or reduce posts by taking into account the workload and moral development of the employees," said coordinator Badu. 

Organization Management and Survey (O&M) is going to create a new post by making Additional Secretary as Director General in all the departments that have more than one Joint Secretary. According to an MP who participated in the meeting, additional secretaries will be appointed in all the departments that currently have the post of Director General (Joint Secretary). If not sent to the provincial ministry, the number of additional secretaries is estimated to be at least 35 to 40. But if the posts of additional secretaries are kept in all ministries of the province, this number will be more than hundred. 

The parliamentarian said that the final decision has not been made whether to send the twelfth level senior joint secretary as a secretary or an additional secretary. Coordinator Badu informed that there was a suggestion that it would be appropriate to send an additional secretary to the province. As the province continues to reduce and increase ministries, there will be technical problems when creating posts, according to the staff.  The

sub-committee has proposed to have deputy secretary at ninth and tenth level, joint secretary at eleventh and twelfth level, additional secretary at thirteenth level, secretary at fourteenth level and chief secretary at fifteenth level. The sub-committee has also agreed to close the door of entering joint secretary through open competition. The coordinator of the sub-committee, Badu, said that although there is a provision to enter the civil service from the open up to the deputy secretary, he will suggest to the committee to completely close it to the joint secretary.

The sub-committee has given responsibility to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration and Law to suggest the creation of the post of Additional Secretary so that the state is not financially burdened, Badu informed. The ministry will submit a report with recommendations to the sub-committee on Tuesday. As MPs of all political parties in the parliament are represented, based on the suggestions given by the sub-committee, the state system will submit the bill with the report to the House of Representatives. 

Where can the secretary's position fall?

According to the consensus of the sub-committee, if the bill goes ahead, there is a possibility that the posts of the secretaries of the National Vigilance Center, National Statistics Office, Nepal Trust Office, Public Procurement Monitoring Office, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Water and Energy Commission, National Natural Resources and Finance Commission, Office of the Auditor General, Office of the Attorney General will be cut.