With the dissolution of the House of Representatives, 30 bills including civil, police, education and land became inactive

With the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the bills there were repealed, now there are only five bills pending in the National Assembly, but the legislative work on them will not proceed until the new House of Representatives comes.

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With the dissolution of the House of Representatives, 30 bills including civil, police, education and land became inactive

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With the abrupt dissolution of the House of Representatives, 30 bills have become inactive. Those bills that originated in the House of Representatives and were under consideration became non-existent with the dissolution of the House. The well-known and awaited bills related to civil servants, Nepal Police, Armed Police, Education, Land, Media Council, Information Technology and Cyber ​​Security have become inactive.

The bill regarding the formation, operation and service conditions of the federal civil service, which is in the final process after being passed by the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, has also become inactive. The issue of whether or not there will be a 'cooling off period' for civil servants after retirement made the bill controversial for a long time. The Civil Service Bill was considered essential for the implementation of federalism.

The bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on June 15, was passed by the National Assembly on August 17 and sent back to the House of Representatives with a message that it had been amended. The bill that came from the National Assembly had to be passed again by the House of Representatives. In the meeting called on 25th of August, the bill was prepared to be submitted for decision .

But the country took a different form in the Gen-G movement on 23 and 24 August. The meeting on 25th was adjourned after issuing a notice. According to the demand of the Gen-G movement, the House of Representatives was dissolved from the night of 27 August.

After the promulgation of the constitution, the provincial governments formed after the first election in November 2074 have been demanding a bill related to the recruitment of civil servants since the beginning. It was also felt that the civil service was indispensable for adapting to the new constitution and addressing the new needs. 

In the previous House of Representatives, the government had introduced the Civil Bill in the House. However, after the government and the parliament did not agree on some issues, the government withdrew it . The government registered the bill on February 2, 2080 in the House of Representatives formed after the 2097 election.

After a long period of discussion in the parliament, the bill was finally reached by consensus between the government-house and the parties.

Federal Parliament Spokesperson Ekram Giri said that the Civil Service Bill has become inactive while the House of Representatives has yet to take a decision on the message from the National Assembly despite being passed by both houses. According to the provisions of the constitution, with the dissolution of the House of Representatives, 30 different bills under consideration have become inactive, he informed.

Article 111(10) of the Constitution has such a provision. It is said there- 'If a bill is presented in the House of Representatives and is under consideration or passed in the House of Representatives and is under consideration in the National Assembly, if the House of Representatives is dissolved or if its term expires, such bill will become inactive. 

The government formed by the new House of Representatives will bring the bill according to its convenience and needs. Like the civil service bill, the bill related to water resources and the constitutional council is also in the list that has not been passed by both houses of parliament.

The Water Resources Bill was passed by the House of Representatives on May 5 and sent to the National Assembly. The House of Representatives had yet to take a decision on the bill passed by the National Assembly on 23 July. In the bill related to the Constitutional Council (Works, Duties, Rights and Procedures), the Parliament completed all the procedures and sent it to the President for verification. President Ramchandra Paudel sent the bill back to Parliament to reconsider. The House of Representatives has been dissolved while the Parliament is yet to take the necessary decision about it. 

When the previous House of Representatives completed its term in October 2079, 27 bills pending in the House of Representatives were inactive. Seven such bills, which were registered and inactive the previous time and were subsequently resubmitted, have become inactive again.

Media Council, Nepal Civil Aviation Authority, Nepal Air Service Authority, Information Technology, Banks and Financial Institutions, Securities, Export and Import Regulation Bills have been submitted in two Houses and have become non-existent.

During the previous term of the House of Representatives, the bill regarding the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, which was registered in the National Assembly and came to the House of Representatives in 2079, has also become inactive.

The bill was registered in the National Assembly in February 2076. The bill, which was passed by the National Assembly and sent in 2079 Chaitra, was under discussion in the State Order and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives passed the Corruption Prevention Bill which was registered in the National Assembly along with the Authority Bill and passed by the House of Representatives in February 2081. The authority bill became inactive when the said bill took the form of an Act and was implemented.

There are only five bills that have been registered in the National Assembly and are pending in that assembly. Intangible Cultural Heritage, Film, Tourism, Social Media and National Forensic Science Laboratory Bill exist in the National Assembly. Even if the bill is passed by the National Assembly, the necessary legislative work on it will not proceed until the new House of Representatives comes.

Bills that became inactive with the dissolution of the House of Representatives : 

1. Nepal Veterinary Council

2. National Sports Development 

3. Information technology and cyber security

4. Industrial property related 

5. Children's 

6. Land related

7. Alternative development finance operational

8. Control of Human Trafficking and Trafficking

9. Discrimination based on caste, color, regional dress, nationality or origin, crime and punishment (Non-Governmental Bill)

10. Export Import Regulation 

11. Nepal Civil Aviation Authority

12. Nepal Air Service Authority

13. Armed Police Force

14. Nepal Police 

15. Securities related 

16. Human Body Burning Control and Punishment (Non-Governmental Bill) 

17. Water source

18. Banks and Financial Institutions

19. Formation, Operation and Service Conditions of Federal Civil Service 

20. Construction materials management and regulation

21. Electricity 

22. School Education 

23. Constitutional Council (functions, duties, rights and procedure)

24. Ship operation and management

25. Nepal Legal Practitioners Council 

26. Tilganga Eye University 

27. Renewable energy and energy efficiency

28. Media Council 

29. National Dignity (Non-Governmental Bill) 

30. Abuse of Authority Investigation Commission 

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