How far will the Cabinet's decision to eliminate the position of personal secretariat have an impact?
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The Council of Ministers has decided to amend the Act on Remuneration and Benefits of Office Bearers and Members of the Federal Parliament, 2073 BS. With the decision taken by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, the position of the Personal Secretariat will be abolished.
Schedule 2 of the Act on Remuneration and Facilities of Officers and Members of the Federal Parliament, 2073, provides that the Speaker and the President of the National Assembly are allowed to have three personal secretaries. Similarly, in the House of Representatives, the Leader of the Opposition, the Deputy Speaker and the Vice-President are allowed to have one personal secretary each, and in the National Assembly, the Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Government and the Chief Whip of the Government are allowed to have one personal secretary each.
This schedule provides that the Chief Whip of the Opposition Party, the Chief Whip of the Government and the President are allowed to have one personal secretary each. Similarly, the Chief Whip of the Party and the Whip of the Opposition Party are allowed to have one personal secretary. In addition, this Act has made a provision that all members of the House of Representatives are allowed to have one official-level personal secretary each.
With the changes that the government is about to make, the personal secretariat facilities available to the Speaker, National Assembly Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Vice-President will be reduced. Since the House of Representatives has been dissolved, the personal secretariat facilities available to the ruling party, opposition, and whips, as well as MPs, have been automatically revoked.
